Little Luis, a 2 year-old from Peru, and his mother came to stay with relatives in Mesa. Shortly after Luis was born he was diagnosed with a profound bilateral hearing loss, but the Peruvian government wasn’t able to provide the toddler with a cochear implant device, so his aunt in Mesa went on a mission. She enlisted the help of Dr. Michael Fucci who recruited services for Luis at Banner Desert Medical Center. What they didn’t have was the cochlear implant itself and that’s where HTC Arizona came in. Healing the Children worked with Cochlear of America’s who were willing to provide the device for half of it’s cost. For the other half Luis’s aunt received a donation from an Australian inventor and she collected monies raised by the family itself. So in August of 2008 Luis received his coclear implant and just a few weeks later he was able to hear the voice of his mom clearly for the first time in his life. In September Luis and his mom returned back to lima where the child will receive follow-up therapy and services.

Hearing sounds

"I Can Hear Now...

Luis and cousin

Luis' cochlear ...