‘Our Deaf Daughter Can Now Hear After Miracle Medical Trial’ | This Morning

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  • čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
  • 18-month-old Opal Sandy was born completely deaf due to a condition called auditory neuropathy. But after taking part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, Opal became the first person in the world to trial a groundbreaking medical treatment, which successfully resulted in her being able to hear for the first time. Opal joins us alongside her parents Jo and James, and her five-year-old sister Nora, to tell us more about this miracle marvel.
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Komentáře • 42

  • @demZetri
    @demZetri Před 14 dny +8

    She wasn’t broken and she hasn’t been fixed. I love how the mom said that.

    • @blumberg1982
      @blumberg1982 Před 13 dny

      That’s exactly though what the parents thought though!

  • @user-nc2kz2mn5v
    @user-nc2kz2mn5v Před 20 dny +9

    Sharp alert parents make all things possible for their children. Well done Mum & Dad.

  • @SteveJKillick
    @SteveJKillick Před 20 dny +7

    So proud of my 2 friends and what they have been through as a family.
    Hard work is really paying off ❤❤❤

  • @annalevermore7857
    @annalevermore7857 Před 20 dny +6

    My friend is deaf. she lips reads and uses BSL. Best wishes to your beautiful family.

  • @fay-amieaspen6046
    @fay-amieaspen6046 Před 19 dny +9

    Shout Out. Deafness & Sign Language Are Awesome !

    • @blumberg1982
      @blumberg1982 Před 13 dny +2

      Exactly and there is no need to cure it!!!

    • @hellobot67
      @hellobot67 Před 6 dny

      Not everyone is gonna be super happy their kid will be limited in life( Yes limited) I'm not saying they should be but a lot of people when they talk you might say I'm deaf and want to write things down they'll say nvm and walk away. Jobs will be harder. Dater harder. Having a hearing family that does learn ASL cause they see you a few times a year is gonna be a disconnect. So no. It's not as awesome as you make it to be. You wouldn't be happy for your kid never being able to talk.

  • @HUYI1
    @HUYI1 Před 20 dny +4

    Good luck to them, i hope it works out well 🍀🍀

  • @river8760
    @river8760 Před 15 dny +1

    Incredible!

  • @TiffanyAllen1784
    @TiffanyAllen1784 Před 4 dny +1

    “Suffering from deafness?” You could have phrased that a lot less offensively. I take it you’ve never been around deaf culture, but they’ll be the first to tell you they aren’t suffering.

    • @eylk2722
      @eylk2722 Před 3 dny

      My daughter has deafness / hearing impairment and we never say “she suffers from deafness “. When I was working as a therapist 30+ years ago, we usually wrote reports / research articles “this child suffers from …. disability“ . After so many years, we never use this term “suffering “ anymore!!!

  • @Hew.Jarsol
    @Hew.Jarsol Před 21 dnem +19

    Brilliant. Please find a cure for Tinnitus.

    • @angielovesjoe91
      @angielovesjoe91 Před 20 dny +4

      Oh god I wish, I have it, it's annoying!

    • @Martaine70
      @Martaine70 Před 20 dny +3

      Were ear cilia regenerated? Or not? I have severe tinnitus and Hyperacusis, and I am housebound due to it. Desperately need a cure.

    • @elainerose2136
      @elainerose2136 Před 16 dny

      It’s Amazing the girl can hear.If they can do that then hopefully they can cure tinnitus.I have severe somatic tinnitus and it’s debilitating to live with.

    • @Undercoverbat95
      @Undercoverbat95 Před 15 dny

      Jesus loves you ❤️ and the only way to heaven ​@@elainerose2136

    • @Undercoverbat95
      @Undercoverbat95 Před 15 dny

      ​@@Martaine70Jesus loves you ❤️ and the only way to heaven

  • @selenagarden1752
    @selenagarden1752 Před 20 dny +4

    My dad has a cochlear implant it is a amazing

  • @candacejones8578
    @candacejones8578 Před 13 dny +1

    If they could do this for their youngest daughter and it has worked , they should do it for the oldest daughter too.

    • @caitlinengland682
      @caitlinengland682 Před 2 dny

      There's a possibility that she may not be eligible. Sometimes gene therapy cannot be given for older children due to antibodies if its viral vector based

  • @kaylasmusic
    @kaylasmusic Před 18 dny +2

    Ahhhhh yaaasss i hope this becomes a real cure!!!, i have heard of this before

  • @teresastraker8913
    @teresastraker8913 Před 3 dny

    Everyone should be taught BSL At schools and nurseries it would bd far more inclusive for deaf people, i know the basics because my niece is deaf, so going forward i was able to communicate to some of my customers when i was at work.

  • @gisellep177
    @gisellep177 Před 16 dny +1

    YAY

  • @Gesundheit888
    @Gesundheit888 Před 14 dny +2

    I would h ave thought they would get a real piano instead of a bunch of junk.

  • @citizenA-Z
    @citizenA-Z Před 20 dny +8

    not to be werid, but the dad is so hot wow

  • @jeffreygi
    @jeffreygi Před 18 dny +2

    If this was the Ellen show- kids would be on first

  • @MsPinkwolf
    @MsPinkwolf Před dnem

    Its not a miracle. A miracle would be if she started hearing all on her own. This is due to the hard work of many people.

  • @dant-h-fp9qe
    @dant-h-fp9qe Před 10 dny

    miracle

  • @blumberg1982
    @blumberg1982 Před 13 dny +8

    What you people don’t realize is that she will need constant updates to it and why take the risk?!!! It’s not worth it! Let her be a proud deaf person!

    • @elisesterling9634
      @elisesterling9634 Před 12 dny +1

      Cochlear implants?

    • @acgraphics1139
      @acgraphics1139 Před 10 dny +2

      😂😂 being able to hear is needed it’s not good to be deaf it makes life easier for everyone

    • @trudesinadelaide
      @trudesinadelaide Před 9 dny +1

      You do you. They made the right decision for their daughters

    • @hellobot67
      @hellobot67 Před 6 dny +1

      So hold her back in life is better???? its better she learn to hear now vs " oh ytou're 18 now and never had to talk so now if you WANT to talk its never gonna sound like you've always talked" LET PEOPLE HELP THEIR KID!!! no one would delay a wheelchair or medication because " they might not like that later" Being disablitied isn't fun. No is happy their kid is born blind or born without arms because they always wanted their kid that way or see it as a great thing! Some how this is( and I get it) but hearing as a child it better vs waiting until you are far older. ) dating, friends, career, family will be hard. No one learns ASL if you see them a few times a year.

    • @hellobot67
      @hellobot67 Před 6 dny

      @@acgraphics1139 agreed

  • @sophie1564
    @sophie1564 Před 6 dny +2

    There's nothing wrong with being Deaf. It's a shame their daughter has been denied access to Deaf culture.