💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 👂❤️ #Australia’s first simultaneous double #cochlear implant #surgery gave #twins Artie and Jack access to #sound.

Surgeon Rithvik Reddy operated for eight hours on both boys, who were born prematurely with profound #deafness. The #NSW #government committed AUD$20 million to expand cochlear implant funding.

👉 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-double-cochlear-implant-surgery-in-australia-lets-twins-hear-moms-voice-for-the-first-time/

#cochlearimplants #hearing #medicine #breakthrough #health #pediatrics #genetics #family #deaf #shepherdcentre

I crashed for most of today.

Emerson has surgery in a couple of hours, so I am probably going to try to get some sleep, if I am able, then see him off if I can wake up for it.

I had a great time facilitating Better Together, though. I gave everyone a prompt about coded language in poetry and everyone took it in WILDLY different directions. It was great.

-Allēna

Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice For the First Time–Together

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-double-cochlear-implant-surgery-in-australia-lets-twins-hear-moms-voice-for-the-first-time/

#goodnews #health #medicine #family #children #heartwarming #surgery #Australia

Firemen Rushed a 5-year old’s Fingertips to Hospital Where She Recovered and Painted a Thank-You Picture for Them

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Unique Double Cochlear Implant Surgery Lets Twins Hear Mom’s Voice For the First Time–Together

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-double-cochlear-implant-surgery-in-australia-lets-twins-hear-moms-voice-for-the-first-time/