The pain subsided, but the hearing in her right ear did not return and, doctors told her, never will. Off the field, she wears an aid in her right ear, which has restored about 75 percent of her hearing. “I definitely have realized, losing my hearing, I am not the same person,” Serrano said. For Serrano, a graduate of Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Va., the postseason is a welcome destination after a trying 15 months. Coincidentally, Serrano had taken three years of sign language in high school.

Source: Washington Post October 26, 2017 15:22 UTC