A sign of the times 

Thank you CBS Sunday Morning & Steve Hartman for these lovely stories. In the toxic political environment we find ourselves, these stories show how many people do care for their fellow human beings. We need these kinds of stories everyday. They warm my heart.

It's 5 am here and what a nice way to start my Sunday. ❤

What a beautiful story. And she is just a living doll. So precious.

In these times when most neighbors don't even know each other, this reminds us of how it should be! Great neighbors...amazing people!

In these times...communities seem to be a thing of the past. Thank God for this one. That beautiful child is lucky and so are her neighbors! Hopefully this will bring other communities together again.

This just made me so teary.....thank you for bringing joy to my day, little Samantha ...and your neighbors 🦋

This made me cry....wow! Amazing! ❤️

That’s the way it should be! Beautiful when people care

Steve makes me cry (good tears) every single time! Always look forward to his next installment.

This is pure love! Thank You Jesus❤

Smart little girl I thank GOD you are healthy and have your parents and lot of people that loves you and are there for you

Sweet and touching. This made me cry happy tears, and wish I could move to this remarkable community. A lovely, lovely story, inspiring me to try to be a better person.

What a beautiful child and community!

Oh my!! I think my heart is so full right now! What a beautiful act of kindness!!

I So enjoyed this video!! I was so over joyed to see a community come together for a small little girl named Samantha!! Just think of this community came together for her, what could other communities do to help children, no matter their age?? I think we'd live in a better place.. People helping people and going out of their way just to help someone in need.. those neighbors didn't have to learn, the Wanted to do it!! Thank you for this wonderful video CBS Sunday morning!! Let's see some more good news!!

OMG! LOVE that little Angel and the ones she is surrounded by! 🥰

When I drove a school bus, I had a few children with this issue. I always felt unable to ask them the same questions these kind folks did, Or others, You took that test how did that go? Did you ace it? You see them come on to the bus. You could tell they had a bad day, and you can't say anything to them to encourage them. I believe it is a forgotten language. We forget that so many use. I do believe it should be taught the same time we learn everyday classes at school. Why are we not doing this? Is it an old way of thinking that they should live in our world the way we make it. Is it not time we just step up a notch and place some effort in it. Sure it might be hard to start it, but in a generation or two at the most, we can open a whole new world not just for the death, but for all of us.

This brought me to tears.. what a beautiful story!

This just melted my heart! I feel so honored to be alive at this time as a human! All is possible! With love! 💖

Time for a good story about good people doing good things for a neighborhood child. It melted my heart. God bless them all. ☺🤗

This is wonderful, so heartwarming to hear something good, the little girl is so precious, I can understand why the community would want to know her.

What a heartwarming story! I hope this little girl has a great life and long lasting friendship with her community

This is so powerful and beautiful. This story reminds me that each of us can make a difference in another person's life, and when we come together as a community, just look at what can be accomplished! Love this so much.

Just beautiful! Those neighbors are gold ❤️

This is the very BEST of humanity! And I am just sobbing it’s so touching! The world can be an ugly place but thank god for people like this who make it so beautiful

A wonderful story and fantastic people with a sweet child. Nothing is better than this.

This is so wonderful.

These people are amazing God bless them all

Beautiful! I'm crying wish more ppl came together like this. I mean I know ppl still do but whole communities really special. If only communities did this for drug addiction, poverty, traumas.??

Blessings to everyone in this neighborhood, so sweet

What an incredible group of people Bless there hearts

What a great and amazing story, Mr Hartman you have a very heart warming job, I envy you Thank you so much!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗

this is beautiful

Beautiful touching story

Heartwarming story thank for this report.

Really great story and that neighborhood coming really sweet don’t see this stuff happen too often

Wow, talk about caring neighbors!!

Found my reason to smile today.

More stories like this, PLEASE!!!!

Love love love this! ❤️❤️❤️

cutest little girl, such a sweetie

Beautiful

I love that saying “ it takes a village to raise a child” I wish ppl still lived by this.

This is so inspiring! 🌈💕☮️

That's my street. I grew up there. Lovely supportive neighborhood.

I love this to the moon and back. *)

so touching

Great story

Wonderful

I used to live near there. Wish l was still close. I could use a friend. Lovely story.

What a sweet story. :-)

Bravo for burning the subtitles into the video!

“Friend” ❤️❤️❤️😍

These are indeed some very good nieghbors ♡♡♡♡

Awesome!

thats so nice!

Awwww im crying ❤👼

Wow I am amazed..

Send you love from holland❤❤❤

LOVE 💖!!

As a previous student in an inclusive university, i never got on the sign language train but i was in awe of how gossipy my mute and deaf classmates were

Trust in humanity restored, well a little then

Damn good.

It Takes A Village!

there are still good people out there, in fact most of us are, regardless of what the news suggests

This is so awesome ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡¤♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

I'm amazed that a 2 year old knows ASL so well!

It's an amazing story and very heartwarming. The median household income in Newton, MA is $118,000. More than double the national average. Seems like a nice place to live.

When I first read the comments someone suggested cochlear implants. I went to look for info about them. I've just come back with my results. I gave that comment a dislike not because I'm opposed to implants,, but because it was an over-simplification to imply that it's a solution for everyone. I know many ASL users are uncomfortable with this. Unfortunately, the greatest benefits come with surgery at as early an age as possible, so you can't just say to wait until the child can decide. But the parents of most young deaf children are hearing and have little understanding of the deaf and deaf culture, perhaps the least qualified to decide. They just sigh with relief for the option and cruise through the decision. Things to consider. Pay attention especially to the Link at the end: In addition to the implant, external pieces include a transmitter, which costs between $74 and $100; and a speech processor, which costs between $6,700 and $9,000. Cochlear implant surgery requires as many as three pre-surgery office visits. Audiologists will often be asked whether or not cochlear implants are actually worth it. ... Before asking if cochlear implants are worth it, one must remember that the cost of the anaesthetist and the surgeon's services, the cost of theatre time and support staff, plus disposables will also be added to that of the device Unlike a hearing aid, which simply amplifies sounds, a cochlear implant bypasses the parts of the ear that are damaged and instead stimulates the auditory nerve. The brain interprets the signals as sounds. Cochlear implants don't magically help everyone hear normally. In fact, they don't work for everyone.Aug 9, 2016 According to current FDA criteria, the indications for cochlear implantation are bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss for children ages 12-24 months and severe to profound hearing loss for 2-17 years, along with limited benefit from amplification, including minimal or no progress on age-appropriate auditory . “You can’t just put a cochlear implant on a child and be done with it,” she says. “There is still work involved with helping to develop speaking skills,” Oyler tells WebMD. “In and of itself, a cochlear implant is not a cure.” For some deaf people, the implant really is a positive, life-changing intervention. For others, however, cochlear implants are more nuisance than medical miracle. www.thisisinsider.com/why-deaf-people-turn-down-cochlear-implants-2016-12

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This is so beautiful. I wish black people could have a sense of community in our neighborhoods.

God Shows Another Miracle!!!!

this should be more common.

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I'm dumbstruck. Truly. What a refreshing, beautiful reminder that this kind of unity, (minus a cult leader calling the shots) still exists somewhere.

I always wished they would teach sign language as a "foreign" language in school.

Hope floats

I my am learning ASL myself.

Aww. Nothing more heart warming than rich people with time on their hands.

where is this neighborhood? i'm moving!!

Funny, I remember when stories like these were the main thing on the news...

Its sad there are no children in that class

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Those people WAY good tru-biz. :-)

Yeah, she could have hyperacusis and never find quiet due to the rent being too damn high... she's okay. She doesn't hear barking dogs, freeways, and neighbors bodyslamming doors. Yet if I asked for the doorslamming to stop, for example, or for people to not leave their dogs alone for 10+ hours at a time, I'd get hatred and retaliatory noise. If only adults could be as kind to eachother as they are to children.

don't show trump this, he'll just call it fake news and then go golfing.

Xfiles on location...

A very heartwarming story. Now trump would put her in a cage if she had brown skin and communicated in Spanish.

Beautiful

Beautiful