Personal Narrative: My Interest In Biomedical Engineering

We take for granted so many important aspects of our lives. The whisperings sounds of a hummingbird's wings escape our notice. The ability to hold a whimpering puppy in both of our hands is a daily occurrence. We stroll unencumbered down the street ambling at a comfortable pace viewing the magnolia and rhododendron bushes and smelling their sweet fragrance. Imagine if suddenly those simple events were disrupted in some manner or were never available. We take for granted so many important aspects of our lives. The whisperings sounds of a hummingbird's wings escape our notice. The ability to hold a whimpering puppy in both of our hands is a daily occurrence. We stroll unencumbered down the street ambling at a comfortable pace viewing the magnolia

The field has touched my life on more than one occasion. At the age of two, my younger sibling could not speak. He would grunt and point in frustration at the items he wanted and scream in agony when mindreading did not occur. Due to a genetic mutation, my brother was born with a moderate to severe deafness. By limiting his hearing, my sibling had not learned how to communicate with individuals and the community around him. A whole new world opened to him the day he was fitted with hearing aids. A piece of technological equipment so small had the ability to change all of our lives. In a very minimal amount of time, my brother had learned to speak. While his aids are a blessing to his life, they are far from perfect. Whenever it rains, his hearing aids must be removed; any amount of moisture will fry out the circuit panel destroying thousands of dollars worth of technology. He must also be extremely careful when playing outside and sweating for the same reason. Batteries go dead at inopportune moments! Sitting in class, the batteries in his aids may suddenly decide to die leaving him as helpless as a blind turtle lying on his back and staring at nonexistent stars. If I could help other children, like my brother, that suffer from the same maladies, I would feel as though I had changed the