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You Heard What We Said

Reason Staff | 10.12.2007 2:18 AM

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Britain's National Health Service has told Olive Beal it will take 18 months to get her the hearing aid she needs. Beal is 108. Some experts say she is lucky. The wait for a new hearing aid is often two years.

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