Matilda was born in February 2009. She is my third child, and a very much wanted and prayed for little girl. Her labour and birth was short, and quite uneventful. She was born into water, at our local private hospital. At two days old, Matilda had her first hearing screen, which resulted in a 'refer' result on both ears. At three weeks old, Matilda had a full set of hearing tests, which showed severe to profound hearing loss in her left ear, and profound loss in her right ear. She got her first hearing aids and seven weeks old, started Auditory Verbal Therapy at eight weeks and had bilateral cochlear implant surgery at 6 1/2 months.
Despite everything that Matilda has been through in her short life, she is a delightful little girl, who has a smile that will melt you heart and just loves to communicate with anyone her will pay attention to her.
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