We would do whatever we had to in order to make sure she lived the greatest and fullest life possible, even if she were never able to hear.Īfter failed attempts with hearing aids, our audiologist referred us to a surgeon who specialized in cochlear implants. Her hearing loss was not the end of the world for her or for us. It was all so much to take in, understand and accept.Īfter some time and understanding, we came to the conclusion that it was all right for Amelia to be deaf. She would never get to know the beautiful sound of her name Amelia Margaret or hear us say ‘I love you.’ She would never dance to music or understand her mother and sister Lexie’s love of the Backstreet Boys. I thought about the fact that she would never hear my voice, my husband’s voice, her siblings’ voices or the many family members that loved her so much.

We went through so many different emotions of heartache and anger, questioning why her and why us? Did we do something wrong? Was there a way we could have prevented this? We were depressed at the thoughts of her life never being what it should be due to her deafness. After several tests with the audiologist, we discovered that Amelia did in fact have profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. We still just assumed it was an issue with fluid. We were so naïve, not remotely thinking about the possibility of hearing loss, even after two failed tests. That was when we were referred to an audiologist. We had to return to the hospital 10 days later for a repeated test, and our baby girl failed again. The technician assured us that we should not worry because newborns often fail their initial screenings due to fluid in the ears. In the hospital though, Amelia failed her newborn screening test. We were over the moon with our little blessing. In August 2016, my husband Stephen and I welcomed our beautiful girl Amelia Margaret.

We never imagined Amelia would be deaf, but that will never stop her from accomplishing all of her hopes and dreams. “Of all the thoughts and dreams we had for our daughter before she was born, hearing loss was not something we even considered. After trialing hearing aids and months of struggling to keep Amelia’s hearing aids on, her parents decided Cochlear Implants and the off-the-ear Kanso ® Sound Processors would be the best solution for their little girl to hear. reveals the emotional journey for her and her husband when they learned their youngest child, Amelia, was born deaf.

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