By Frank Peterson | Founder
Ana, born with a cleft lip and palate, was 6 months old in May - the fifth child of a day laborer earning two dollars a day to support his entire family. Two older brothers attend school, further stressing the family’s finances. They live outside the village of Chisec in a rented house that does not have electricity or water.
In January Ana was brought to a Partner for Surgery medical mission in Chisec and admitted to our in-home Cleft Infant Nutrition Program. Since then, our health promoter for the area, Julio Sel, has visited monthly to provide Ana formula, monitor her health, and offer education on maintaining good health for the whole family. Fortunately, Ana qualified in July for the first of the two corrective surgeries she will need.
We are confident that Ana will be one of the 1,000 Partner for Surgery patients that we expect to receive a surgical procedure this year from one of the 17 teams we support with patients. Thank you again for your support and I look forward to updating you again on our activities.
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