Following many tests it was decided that to enable him to hear, he needed to be provided with a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA). This is an expensive procedure never before carried out in Malaysia and unfortunately beyond the means of Durrani’s family. This is where the Guild of Benevolence has been able to help, and the Trustees of the Guild of Benevolence were pleased to fund the operation.

The initial procedure covered the abutment of a socket in the bone where his right ear should be. Dr Lokman Saim of the Malaysia National University Hospital performed this in October 2001, and when that operation had healed, the BAHA, which had to be imported from Sweden, was fitted to the socket in March 2002. The BAHA was instantly and outstandingly successful. Durrani can now safely travel to school alone on the Light Rail Transport system, and at last he is learning to speak. In January 2003 he started at a special needs school in Shah Alam. Durrani is a keen footballer and together with his younger brother Izdihar, who is his best friend, he supports Manchester United. He can now hear the roar of the crowd when watching them on TV.