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Sawyer

Sawyer

Sawyer’s hearing loss journey began when he was a baby.  He received bilateral cochlear implants, and his parents chose Listening and Spoken Language as his primary method of communication.  Sawyer remembers participating in the Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language...
Margaret

Margaret

Margaret was born healthy and passed her newborn hearing screening. Life seemed normal until one afternoon when we were in the kitchen and my dad was holding Margaret and I started talking to her from across the island. I noticed she wasn’t hearing me, so I got a pot...
Noah

Noah

When Noah was born, he failed his newborn hearing screening and was diagnosed with profound hearing loss.  I was surprised, as we do not have a family history of hearing loss. Noah received bilateral hearing aids at nine months, and bilateral cochlear implants at 18...
Cora

Cora

The Lord knew we were going to be a part of WISE long before we did!  We were in the adoption process from India, and Cora came across our path.  We did not think we could provide for her needs as she has profound hearing loss, and there were other children with...
Claire

Claire

 Claire and her twin brother, Riley, were born at 24 weeks and weighed 1 lb 12 oz each. While in the NICU she contracted MRSA and received ototoxic antibiotics that saved her life but took her hearing.  At 6 months old she was diagnosed with bilateral profound hearing...
James

James

WISE was the best beginning in school that our son James could have had.   The listening, spoken language, and interaction with other children with hearing needs helped prepare James for a thriving life.  WISE changes people’s lives every day, and our family will...