Deaf News Briefs: Deaf teenager found safe; Belgian deaf athlete in Tokyo Olympics

Here are two deaf news briefs.

Deaf teenager found safe

Last week I reported that a deaf teenager named Jason Curry was missing in Washington state. His oldest Deaf sister, Maggie Mackey, announced on a Facebook post on Friday that he was found safe in Salem, Oregon.

VIDEO CLIP (Credit: FB/Maggie Mackey)

Maggie Mackey: “Aloha! I want to share you all the wonderful news! My brother Jason Curry is found! True biz! Whew! Where was he/ He was found in Salem Oregon. We don’t know how get get there. However, we know he is safe and will be home soon! Thank you for your prayers and positive lives, we couldn’t done this without you all! Sending you back our love!!”

Alex: She said in a statement sent to “The Daily Moth” that he was in a safe place, delusional, and not scared. Mackey said the family can’t wait to be reunited. Mackey expressed gratitude for community support in sharing, sending positive thoughts, and prayers. She said it made a difference in finding him.

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Belgian deaf athlete in Tokyo Olympics

I got word that there is another deaf athlete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her name is Emma Meesseman, who is a 28-year-old member of Belgium’s women’s basketball team. She was born with 50 percent hearing loss and wears hearing aids. She is an elite player, winning the WNBA Championship in 2019 with the Washington Mystics and was voted the Finals MVP. She currently plays professionally in Russia.

The Belgian team has a 2-1 record in pool play and will play Japan tomorrow.

Belgium defeated Puerto Rico on July 29, and we know that one of the Puerto Rican players is a Coda — Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage. So that is an example of our world being very small.

That’s the two Deaf News briefs for today.

https://www.facebook.com/MaHoLyPuMa10/posts/10218985334255833

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLuFYLoDuH0&t=114s

https://www.instagram.com/slozcabb_/?hl=en