2011 Miracle Kids — Meet Anastasia Akridge

Over the next several months we will re-introduce the 2011 Miracle Kids. This month we will focus on Anastasia Akridge.

Age: 2 years old

Diagnosis: Profound Hearing Loss

Parents: Jessica Moses and Antonio Akridge

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN

At 3 months old, Anastasia developed seizures. A spinal tap revealed she had meningitis, and she was put on a feeding tube and breathing machine.The sounds of her cry then revealed another complication: she had lost the hearing in both ears. Now, with the help of cochlear implants, Anastasia goes to  preschool, communicates in sign language, and dances with the radio turned on full blast. “She has amazed me with the progress she has made,” says her mom, Jessica. “She went from hearing nothing to responding to everything.”