Imagine what it would be like to go forty years without hearing a single word. For Joanne Milne from Gateshead, England, that silence is finally over. Milne was born deaf and recently registered blind as a result of Usher syndrome. Last month she received bilateral cochlear implants and had to wait four more weeks to see if the surgery was successful. Her friend was able to record the amazing moment where Milne first hears with her new implants.
Watch the extremely moving clip below:
"The switch-on was the most emotional and overwhelming experience of my life and I'm still in shock now," Milne told The Journal. "Hearing things for the first time is so emotional from the ping of a light switch to running water. I can't stop crying and I can already foresee how it's going to be life changing." Wow—you cannot get more awe-inspiring than that!
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