Kamiel as a young man

Self portrait

Kamiel in his early twenties ...

Quite a handsome young man don't you think?
Despite his good looks and his intelligence he never was able to establish a stable relationship.

Kamiel was thaught how to speak later than you would normally expect: in the early 20th century, people just did not have access to diagnostics or didactic means that are available to children and adults with hearing problems.

Though hard of hearing, Kamiel didn't exactly have a speech impediment. He more had some kind of grammar impediment. In my memory he possessed a good vocabulary but lacked the ability necessary to produce correct sentences...

This had a huge impact on his social life. People who were not familiar with his condition often thought Kamiel was some sort of a retard or weirdo.

Well, they thought wrong!

You will find out in the next episode of this blog!