Andrea Diaz had just received a cochlear implant - a surgically implanted electronic device that can help people to hear who get little or no benefits from hearing aids.

Once the device was activated by her audiologist Dr Vicki Gonzalez at the Mississippi Medical Center, tears of joy filled the room. With her mother and boyfriend by her side, she was able to hear for the first time! But that's not all that happened! Andrea's boyfriend, Kevin, Peakman, asked her if she could hear him and shortly after she said that she could, he got down on one knee.

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