'Profoundly deaf' baby hears her mom's voice for the first time

Rusty Blazenhoff 5:33 am Thu Oct 19, 2017

According to her mom, blogger Christy Keane, baby Charly was born "profoundly deaf." In this truly heartwarming video, you'll see this precious child responding to her mom's voice for the first time ever through the miracle of hearing aids.

Charly gets quite emotional and seems unsure whether to smile or cry. Who can blame her?

On Instagram, Keane writes, "We didn't think she would hear anything so this was more incredible than I can put in to words."

Oh, my heart.

(Neatorama)

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