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Three siblings get gift of hearing on same day

Crooning a lullaby to a tired child is one of the simplest and most basic joys of motherhood, one that most moms don’t even think about. But it was something that Jennifer Root was unable to do for her three children — not because she couldn’t sing, but because they all were born profoundly deaf. But thanks to a miracle of medical technology, Root’s two daughters, Grace, 8, and Evelyn, 6

Crooning a lullaby to a tired child is one of the simplest and most basic joys of motherhood, one that most moms don’t even think about. But it was something that Jennifer Root was unable to do for her three children — not because she couldn’t sing, but because they all were born profoundly deaf. But thanks to a miracle of medical technology, Root’s two daughters, Grace, 8, and Evelyn, 6, and her son, Mark, 1, can now hear her sing and tell them how precious they are to her. In October, all three children got cochlear implants on the same day... Read the full story.Related stories: