By Sergio Perez | Project Leader
Cristian is one of the 20 children who has benefited from the project "Give a New Smile to 20 Children in Uraba”, he is 4 years of age and lives in Turbo/Colombia. Cristian gave us his testimony of how the surgery provided him with a chance for a new life free of social alienation and physical deformity.
"Hi everyone, I'm Cristian, I like playing with my friends, running, jumping and swimming in the sea. I live with my mom and my sister with whom I love to play every day.
A few years ago I was diagnosed with cleft lip and split palate, which brought many difficulties to my life, like the ability to eat. Also sometimes when I spoke, my friends made fun of me and that made me angry.
Thanks to donors like you, I recently had my cleft lip and split palate surgery. Doctors say I need more interventions to correct my problem. Right now I'm in speech therapy to improve my pronunciation. The therapy and the surgery was a big change in my life, I send you a big hug from my home country. "
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