Ken Stehle has been deaf for 50 years. He's never heard his daughter speak, let alone sing in the choir as she loves to do. Then one day, all of that changed.
Thanks to a new technology, many deaf and hearing-impaired folks, like 4-year-old Kai, are getting a second chance at sound. Ken would have to wear a hearing aid with a special receiver around his neck. Ashley, or whomever would be speaking, would have to wear a special microphone.
On the day of the 15-year-old daughter's Christmas recital, Ashley decided to wear the microphone. "I knew he was getting a hearing aid, but I didn't know if it was going to work," Ashley said. It would be the first time her father heard his little girl's beautiful voice. But there was another surprise. Ashley had a solo at the concert. She and her music teacher decided to keep it off the program. Dad had no idea his daughter was going to get up there in front of everyone and sing "Daddy Please Come Home for Christmas."
Watch as Ashley performs and Ken is stunned at the sound of her enchanting singing voice. "He was just closing his eyes and listening to my voice. He didn't really care if he was seeing me because he has always seen me, he wanted to hear me and that was just awesome," she said.
"It's amazing, I had goose bumps all over me. I'm very proud of my daughter," Ken said.
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