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Aiden

Aiden

Aiden is a triplet. He and his two sisters were born at 27 weeks. Aiden weighed 2lb 6 oz. at birth. He was very sick when he was born and stayed in the NICU for 3 months before coming home. Aiden failed his newborn hearing screening and was fitted with his first pair...
Me’Lajeh

Me’Lajeh

Me’Lajeh attended the Alabama School for Hearing, now known as WISE for two years.  At WISE she was in a small group with children who were wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants just like her. The teachers and therapists helped her learn how to make sounds...
Nicholas

Nicholas

Our son, Nicholas, was four when we adopted him from China. We found out he was deaf and decided to proceed with cochlear implants even though we knew we were so far behind. We found WISE and started on a trial basis. We realize that WISE took a chance on our son by...
Laura

Laura

Laura was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss at 20 months old. Without the daily instruction of and the wonderful therapists at WISE, Laura would not be where she is today. Everyone at the school was so helpful and accommodating to get Laura the...
Kailin

Kailin

The true sound of freedom   As parents of an adult child, who is profoundly deaf and non-implanted (Alissa), we experienced the hardships firsthand of not having the option of being heard or spoken to. We witnessed separation from others, the inability to...

Mia and Elizabeth

When we welcomed our first child, Mia, we discovered she had bilateral hearing loss.  Mia received a newborn hearing screening at birth, and hearing loss was detected.  As a new mom, I was blindsided, but I am so thankful for the early detection.  Mia was fitted for...