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Deaf Woman Hears Grandmother's Bird Sing After Decades
11 Apr
Summary
- A profoundly deaf woman finally heard a cherished mechanical bird sing.
- She learned to speak through vibrations and lip-reading before her implant.
- The restored bird continues a cherished family tradition annually.
Fenella Haffenden, who was born profoundly deaf, has experienced the joy of hearing a treasured mechanical bird sing for the first time. The bird, a memento from her childhood visits to her grandmother in Jersey, had been restored on the television program The Repair Shop.
Haffenden learned to communicate through methods like feeling throat vibrations and lip-reading. Approximately twenty years prior, she received a cochlear implant, which eventually allowed her to hear the bird's song after it was thought to be lost.
Upon receiving the restored bird, Haffenden was moved by its beautiful condition. She has since continued the tradition of playing the bird for her family during Christmas parties, honoring her grandmother's memory with the shared experience.
