Tales from the City

A friend of mine sent me this link: "Come Again?" Boston Globe Magazine

Thanks to some brilliant Mass. Eye and Ear doctors, my 86-year-old father recently got a cochlear implant, an amazing device that provides sound to the profoundly deaf. Unlike a hearing aid, the implant includes a small round gizmo that attaches to the side of the head via a surgically implanted magnet. Dad was on the T headed to MEE for a checkup when a teenager asked him “What’s that?” to which he replied, “It’s the latest iPod.” Dad was still chuckling about the kid’s stunned expression as he got off the train.

Thanks Chris for sending this along!