“People have told me that I wouldn’t be able to talk or function like the rest of society,” Santarose said. “I wanted to prove them wrong,” says Tae Kwon Do instructor Joseph Santarose, 28, of Katy, Texas, who lost 90 percent of his hearing at the age of two when he suffered from spinal meningitis.
Tae Kwon Do instructor Santarose can’t always hear his students, and his speech isn’t perfect, but his students love and respect him.
Heading for the Olympics in Bulgaria with the US Team, Santarose plans to give it his all and bring home a gold medal.
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