tomcatwarneOPOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK17,106 posts
This video shows the touching moment a 40-year-old woman hears for the first time thanks to medics at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Joanne Milne - who suffers from the rare condition Usher Syndrome - was filmed by her mother as her life-changing cochlear implants were switched on by doctors.
The 39-year-old, from Gateshead in the North East, became overwhelmed with emotion and burst into tears after the audiology specialist at QEHB recited the days of the week.
tomcatwarne: This video shows the touching moment a 40-year-old woman hears for the first time thanks to medics at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Joanne Milne - who suffers from the rare condition Usher Syndrome - was filmed by her mother as her life-changing cochlear implants were switched on by doctors.
The 39-year-old, from Gateshead in the North East, became overwhelmed with emotion and burst into tears after the audiology specialist at QEHB recited the days of the week.
What a great day,for the 40 years old. Congrats to the medical team at the QEHB.-
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This video shows the touching moment a 40-year-old woman hears for the first time thanks to medics at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Joanne Milne - who suffers from the rare condition Usher Syndrome - was filmed by her mother as her life-changing cochlear implants were switched on by doctors.
The 39-year-old, from Gateshead in the North East, became overwhelmed with emotion and burst into tears after the audiology specialist at QEHB recited the days of the week.