This Deaf Woman’s Mother-In-Law Did Something Incredible For Her

Is It Audible?

She was seated at the doctor’s office, her nervous hands gripping her ears as she intently waited. The doctor first set up her laptop before she motioned Sarah to ask if she could hear anything. The medic decided to switch on the device and asked Sarah – “Can you hear me?”

Hearing Herself For The First Time

So at that moment, Sarah could hear her own laughter for the first time which quickly made her bawl uncontrollably. “I don’t want to hear myself cry,” she said after a few minutes. As her husband Sloan sat opposite her filming her first reaction, she looked at him laughing. Everything she was hearing was a new sound to her and it got her quite excited.

No No No

Sloan and Sarah were so moved and promised to pay every last penny back but Lari answered by saying, “It isn’t a loan, it is a gift.” Sloan and Sarah just couldn’t agree to this but upon Lari’s insistence, they went in for the first procedure.

Something Else

Sloan had filmed the entire moment when Sarah first heard a sound during their visit to the doctor. This was posted by the couple online back in September 2011. The video has received 26 million views since it was posted. It had gone to inspire a lot of people facing problems with their hearing. There was another thing going for Sarah.

Even More Popularity

Ellen DeGeneres, the superstar comedian, and the talk-show host came across the clip, getting her attention immediately. Ellen was so moved by the story that she decided to invite Sarah along with Sloan and Lari on the show. “It was the most moving thing that I’d ever seen,” Ellen said. Getting invited on the show was not the only gift they received that day.

A Biography Offer For Sarah

On the show, Sarah shared her journey of being able to get one procedure done. During the interview, she mentions her love for reading and books, then Ellen promptly asked her to read her (Ellen’s) biography. Many viewers looked to this interaction as a ‘feel-good’ moment that Ellen often created on the show, and they were right.