Thanks to cochlear implants, a 39 year old woman is hearing for the first time ever.

Joanne Milne was born deaf because of Usher syndrome. It also caused her to become legally blind in her late 20s.

In this video that was shot below, Joanne is cautioned by doctors that her ablility to hear all of a sudden may be overwhelming. but as you will see, Joanne is moved to tears when she first hears sounds, which happens to be the employee reciting the days of the week.

One of the first things Joanne is doing with her new ability o hear is to catch up on music. The first song she heard was "imagine" from John Lennon. Check out this emotional video below.

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