This #WorldHearingDay, we celebrate the gift of hearing. 5-year-old Serlin was born with bilateral profound hearing loss, a diagnosis her family received at one year old. Today, she’s beginning to hear and recognize sounds for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant at Children’s. 🦻 One’s hearing plays a fundamental role in their overall wellbeing and, as Serlin adjusts to the first implant and grows comfortable with new, louder sounds, her family is thrilled about the positive impact this will have on her quality of life. Serlin is a playful, smart preschooler who loves coloring and playing with her dolls.   “Before this, she had never heard my voice,” her mom, Elvia, said. “We’re so excited that she’s able to hear us and we can now communicate with her in a new way.” “As an audiologist, being able to give someone the ability to connect with those around them with a cochlear implant is one of the biggest successes I can have both professionally and personally,” says Fra...