By Carol Vernal | CEO
Samiksha is a 7-year-old Nepali girl living in a small hut with 7 members of her family. She is the middle child living with 4 brothers and a 6-year old girl cousin. Samiksha has been unable to speak clearly due to a tongue-tie that was present at birth. Her teacher had great difficulty understanding her hence a communication problem in the classroom affected her progress and acceptance by other children.
Fortunately her teacher was familiar with our outreach program in Nepal and was able to influence Samiksha's parents to contact Dr. Shankar Rai, chief surgeon and Nepal Director of CMAF. On June 12, 2014 a 5 min surgical procedure released the tongue-tie. With speech therapy she will soon be speaking distinctly and clearly and back in the classroom with acceptance and pride. A little thing like this can make a difference that lasts forever.
God bless you Samiksha. (This childs name has been changed to protect her privacy.)
*tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a problem that is present at birth. It happens when the tissue that attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth is too short. This can limit the movement of the tongue.
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