P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T!!

Permanent! I never really thought about this word. I didn't have a reason to despite having heard it before. I remember the guy who did my tattoo saying "You know this will be permanent". I remember another Doctor saying " The scar will be permanent". For some reason permanent didn't have such an impact then. But, when the ENT said "Your hearing loss is permanent" it had harsh feel to it. I've thought about it often as to why that is. I think I finally got why. I remember others using this word and feeling a sense of empathy in their voice. None of those situations were life changing. Yet the person who delivered it was sincere in their delivery.  The ENT did even look at me as he told me that the hearing loss was permanent. The one person I expect to have empathy missed that class in medical school. My take away....WORDS DUE MATTER!