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Chile
A Letter From Juan, a 10-Year-Old Patient from Chile
What local cleft treatment means to patients, in a patient’s own words
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Nigeria
Opeyemi: Families, Like Smiles, Come in Many Forms
His father abandoned the family when he was born with a cleft. His mother never stopped trying to make him smile
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Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
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United Kingdom
Benjamin’s Smile Has Overcome The Unimaginable
And he's only four years old.
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United Kingdom
Vicente Is Stronger Than Fear
A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man
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United Kingdom
What Bárbara Taught Her Mother
A story of love, destiny, and the power of a smile.
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Colombia
Healing Heartbreak with a Smile (Dogs Help, Too)
Angelica was 15 years old, single, and had just given birth to a baby with a cleft. All she knew about clefts was how she had seen people with them harassed without mercy. But she promised to never give up on the little life before her.