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Honourable mention: 13-15 year olds

Liza Griffin Dr Ben

Age 15

13-15 year olds

This is my ear doctor of over ten years. Doctor Ben was the one who diagnosed me with profound hearing loss when I was four years of age. He’s done about a dozen procedures on my ears, and I know whenever he operates on me that I am in safe hands. He is always positive, and I wanted to show him how much he’s helped me through life – even with my hearing impairment – through this portrait. For the background, I illustrated an old audiogram of mine.