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Thanks to your help, Veronica has been rehabilitated and has begun to speak

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Four-year-old Veronika Plieva underwent a rehabilitation course for children after cochlear implantation at Tosha and Co. Now the first sounds and syllables have appeared in the speech of the girl, who was silent from birth. Thank you for your help and support.

Veronika was born deaf due to an intrauterine infection. After she had a cochlear implant, she did not speak despite the efforts of her speech therapists and parents. Then the Plievs sent their daughter to Tosha and Co, a rehabilitation center for children after cochlear implantation. After the first sessions, there was noticeable progress. Veronica was still silent, but she started to respond to her name and to her mother's voice. At that moment, it became clear that rehabilitation must not be stopped, we need one more course.

- We are immensely grateful to everyone who heard our request for help and shared our daughter's fate," Veronica's mother Lorina said. - We went through the rehabilitation, and it was very fruitful. I can't rejoice when I look at my daughter's progress today. After a long time she was silent, and we'd already begun to lose hope of ever hearing her voice.

Today's results are seen not only by her parents but also by the speech therapist who works with Veronica every day. The girl began to interact more actively with others, to perform tasks with interest, she got her favorite syllables. These include the syllable "ma", which is about to become a full-fledged "mama".

Lorina is looking forward to it. She knows that Tosha and Co. have taken it to great heights. Now her daughter's development will be more active. Without your support this would not have happened. Thank you for supporting Veronica at such an important time.

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Veronica needs rehabilitation to learn to speak

Veronika was born completely deaf because of an intrauterine infection. Two years ago, doctors installed a cochlear implant for the child. Parents were expecting to see progress: their daughter would hear and understand speech, she would talk back. But her progress was not encouraging; daily lessons with speech therapists did not yield results. Veronica was withdrawn into herself, showing no interest in her parents' voices and sounds around her. Local specialists throw up their hands, hinting to her mother that in addition to deafness the girl must have a neurological disorder, so classes are useless.

Eight months ago, the Plievs saved all their savings and sent their daughter to Tosha and Co., one of the country's best rehabilitation centers for children after cochlear implantation. Veronica now responds to her name and her mother's voice. She is also very interested in playing "educational games. Such changes in just one course! Parents know that if they continue rehabilitation, their daughter will definitely start talking.

But the family, where the only breadwinner is the father, cannot afford the second course. It is impossible to get this help under the MHI.

Lorina dreams that one day when she comes to get her daughter in kindergarten, she will see her playing with the children, and not on the sidelines, as now. That, rocking the doll in the stroller, Veronica will hum a lullaby. And as she plays in her heels, she will shout happily, "Found it!". Let's help!