Hi, my name is Ella Morgan and I was born with Microtia Atresia. I love to dance, swim, play netball, play with my friends, spend time with my family and cuddle my dog Murphy.
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I first noticed my little ear when I was about 4 years old, I tried to pull it off because I didn’t know what it was, I started to get a bit upset because it wasn’t like the other one.
But then mum explained to me that it is my special little ear and that’s how I was born, that I can’t really change it at the moment, but don’t worry though, it is what makes me different to everyone else.
Mum and Dad always tied my hair up, from when I was very tiny to make sure I was proud of myself no matter how I looked. I’m glad they did that because now I realise that its just who I am, and I feel okay about it.
I think it’s quite amazing that I have something that nobody else has in my whole family or in my school, but sometimes I get a little bit sad when I can’t hear very well, and when I go out with mum always at least 1 person points or stares at my little ear, sometimes they laugh and it hurts my feelings. I catch the people looking at me, then I tell mum, but mum always says “Don’t worry sweetie they’re probably just looking at how beautiful you are.”
And every time mum says that, I always feel much better.
Apart from looking different, I have days where I really struggle to hear. I can’t tell where sound is coming from which makes it hard crossing the road, or to hear mum and dad from another room. At school when it is noisy, and even some times if the fan is on too high, or the traffic sounds are loud, I cant hear the teacher or my friends. Even though my teachers and friends smile and try to help me out, I feel like sometimes my friends get frustrated having to repeat things all the time.
I just want to hear like everyone else, have a normal shaped ear, one day have my ears pierced and be able to wear sunglasses!
I am very, very excited to finally have the surgery to build my new ear and ear canal to hear, I’m also a little bit scared, and don’t really want to shave my hair. But mostly, I’m really happy that soon something like this is actually going to happen to me! Soon I will actually be able to HEAR out of my ear.
I feel so loved by my Mum and dad, and my family and friends, and I am very lucky that they have started my fundraiser “Ella’s Ear” to help with the surgery. You might see me at some of the events, and if you do, come and say hello.
Thank you for reading,
Love Ella
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- For more information, visit www.ellasear.com/