My Mom was Helen Dalton. She was a social butterfly and loved being around and with people. One of her phrases was “Its a small world”, meaning people interconnected. I think that she and I are very different people, with drastically different world views. She put up and loved me when I was my absolute worst. That is what I have learned from Helen, –unconditional love. She did not practice it with everyone but it would be important for me to at least express a base of unconditional love and respect for others.

Helen was deaf from birth and lived an interesting, long, successful, and varied life. I’ll sub-post some aspects of her life.

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  • Interview Summary

    Monday, August 04, 2025 in Helen Dalton

    Manual Communication Skills I 360-541 Section 001 Interview by Jennifer Geiken December 12, 1994 The purpose of this interview was for me to reach out and associate with a person who is deaf. I did not have to reach too far. I think the point of an …

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