I was going to post on this, so thanks, Spencer. I was driving when I heard this...very possibly what happened to Liam Neeson's late wife Natasha Richardson (epidural hematoma).
What I wish to write, though is an apology. Like many on that thread, I bashed him. While I am not recanting what I felt then, I am feeling sick at the moment that I was so vehement in my expression.
Well, I now understand the reason for the Cmmandment "Thou shalt not curse a deaf person."
I feel it has cost me a piece of my humanity, so I'll try to learn from this and do better.
After all, he was just trying to make his way in the world, and no one forced me to sit and listen. There is a 'mute' button for a reason. Better to moderate one's criticism than feel this way. I think I'll install some delay software between my brain and my fingers/mouth.