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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 28 Mar 2014 12:41

The moment a 39-year-old woman heard for the first time, thanks to cochlear implants - watch the video.

Joanne Milne burst into tears when she heard a nurse reading out the days of the week. Ms Milne, from Gateshead, was born deaf and during her 20s she also began to lose her sight, due to the rare medical condition Usher syndrome.

Ms Milne said: "The switch-on was the most emotional and overwhelming experience of my life and I'm still in shock now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-26779079

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 28 Mar 2014 12:49

Just wonderful.

Thank you for sharing. :-)

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Mar 2014 12:52

Oh wow,had me with watery eyes too

What a difference it will make for the lady.

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 28 Mar 2014 13:28

Amazing...just seen this on news...

Robert

Robert Report 28 Mar 2014 20:19

A friend of mine had a cochlear implant about three years ago and once he could hear, the two things which frightened him most were his children screaming and the flushing of the toilet.

McB

McB Report 28 Mar 2014 20:26

My boy was born with no cochlear in his left ear, he's 25 now, doesn't miss a thing !!!

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 28 Mar 2014 20:51

I also saw this woman on TV.
This may sound like a stupid question...

If she has never heard her own or any other voice before, how come she speaks with a regional accent?
She was even surprised by her own Geordie accent???

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 28 Mar 2014 21:48

My niece's daughter was given cochlear implants when she was a year old........... her eyes went as big as saucers, and the huge smile on her face when she heard her mother's voice!!!

Amazing.

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