Chloe's Cochlear Processor

A Go Fund Me campaign has been set up for a 6-year-old Fort St John girl who lost a critical component of her cochlear implant which gives her the ability to hear.

Chloe Kalas was playing at the park when the component fell off and she was unable to find it. Chloe's mom Elizabeth and her husband searched the park seven different times but came up empty-handed.

Elizabeth Kalas explained that Chloe had just come off an infection where the magnet inside her head was killing her skin, making Chloe have to wear a weaker magnet. The weaker magnet caused the component to fall off numerous times.

Without the component, Chloe is completely deaf and must rely on sign language. Kalas added that with Chloe going into grade 1 this year, a new cochlear implant is a must since its already difficult for a deaf person to hear at public school.

"Without this, she hears nothing, so she's a bit further behind speech wise," said Kalas.

A new processor for the cochlear implant costs $11,130 while the cable and coil cost an additional $370. Kalas added that they could handle the cost of the cable and coil but the processor is just too expensive.