Dear Friends - Today was absolutely incredible. The UCSF audiologist hooked up the cochlear implant device to Mustafa to very briefly test it at a very low frequency. She did not know if he would respond at all. The device was also attached to the computer to read the response of the device.

We all waited anxiously.  He was busy playing with small toys. And then… he just stopped and his eyes looked another direction. I think our hearts stopped for that second of time. Here are two photos from the office where he was tested… a very small space. And I’ve written a very short poem about the moment. It was truly, utterly amazing. No words or photos can adequately capture that moment.