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Shelly Ribando:	Telling your kids you love them is priceless, so when they can't hear you and you don't even know it, it's heartbreaking when you find out.

Doug Fernandez:	But now for an Albuquerque mom, her two year old can hear her say those three special words.

Speaker 4:	Good job.

Speaker 5:	Ava [Kacias 00:00:22] learns and plays like any two year old, but she's not just any two year old. She was born with profound hearing loss.

Annie:	It was devastating, and I feel bad saying that because there's things that could be so much.

Speaker 5:	So Annie and Ava were referred to the Presbyterian Ear Institute.

Annie:	Amazing.

Speaker 5:	That's how Annie describes the school that told her they can give Ava the gift of hearing.

Annie:	It was one of those, I was excited, but I was like, "Could this really happen?"

Speaker 5:	So Ava had two cochlear implants surgically attached to the back of her head.

Annie:	There was a little bit of hesitation. Of course, as a mother, I don't want to put my child through that, even though it's probably harder on me than her.

Speaker 5:	Then it was time to test those implants.

	Sure, we heard them, but did Ava?

Annie:	[crosstalk 00:01:09].

Speaker 5:	The head turn toward the sound means yes, Ava heard it. Then, it's mom's turn.

Annie:	Hi. Hi, Ava. Hi.

Speaker 5:	Barely holding back tears, Annie sees her daughter reacts to her voice.

Annie:	Hi, Ava. Yeah. Hi!

Speaker 5:	Then it's dad's turn.

Speaker 7:	Ava. Ava.

Annie:	Do you hear daddy?

Speaker 5:	Their apprehension for Ava gone.

Annie:	It was an emotional experience for sure.

Speaker 5:	Now the only difference between Ava and most other two year olds, her cochlear implants.

Annie:	Once she started hearing, she got a little more excited.

Speaker 5:	More excited about talking and playing with her cousin. But for mom, this is what excites her most.

Annie:	Her hearing me tell her I love her is amazing.

Doug Fernandez:	And Mercedes-Benz of Albuquerque is sponsoring a golf tournament benefiting P.E.I. It's Friday, August 23rd at 1:00 PM at the Sandia Golf Club. It is $500 for a two person team and the winners will compete in Hawaii in November. The deadline to enter is August 20th, space permitting.