VERNON, Conn — An East Hartford man received the gift of sound Tuesday when the Twilight Wish Foundation surprised him with state-of-the-art hearing aids, a device that he says will change his everyday life.

William Angell went to the Hear Again Center in Vernon, expecting to receive a routine pair of new hearing aids. Instead, he was gifted top-tier technology specially fitted for his needs.

Angell’s wife of 51 years, Jo-Ann Angell, has long been helping him navigate the challenges of hearing loss.

She says his new hearing aids are the "Cadillac of hearing aids.”

In recent years, Jo-Ann has also become William’s ears, often stepping in when conversations became difficult to follow.

“I can see that familiar nod of acting like he heard, and I’ll say to whomever, he didn’t hear you, you

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