Parents Raising $250,000 to Repair Boy's Hearing

Carson Rubin will begin kindergarten in the fall, but because of a medical condition he'll have difficulty hearing what his teachers and classmates are saying. The condition, a hearing impairment called auditory neuropathy, can be cured with the surgery known as cochlear implants. But the surgery isn't covered by Carson's family insurance and at the price of $250,000, his parents aren't able to pay for it. "The surgery would change his life," said Brian Rubin, Carson's dad. "He's never been...Full Story