The screening of patients on clinic day revealed that apparently on this trip we will be treating a lot more cleft lip and cleft palate cases than on previous trips to the Ingenio San Antonio. So, one of today’s first patients – out of 101 seen the day before - is one-year old Edwin who has traveled with his mom all the way from Buaco to the ingenio to be operated on for his cleft lip. We are all happy to see how well fed and agile this cute little boy is (besides the difficulties he has when eating). His mom, Johana, tells us that eating is actually one of the things he likes doing most.
When Edwin was born, Johana was very grateful for her family’s support concerning his defect. Though everyone was sad to see the little boy not fully healthy, Johana gained hope when she saw another child that already had gone through surgery and that looked all pretty. Now, only a few minutes before surgery, Johana is very excited and tries to imagine what her little son might look like in only a few hours time. She herself was born with a little scar which looks like a former cleft lip. “Maybe,” she says, “Edwin and I will just look the same once he has been operated on.”
When Edwin was born, Johana was very grateful for her family’s support concerning his defect. Though everyone was sad to see the little boy not fully healthy, Johana gained hope when she saw another child that already had gone through surgery and that looked all pretty. Now, only a few minutes before surgery, Johana is very excited and tries to imagine what her little son might look like in only a few hours time. She herself was born with a little scar which looks like a former cleft lip. “Maybe,” she says, “Edwin and I will just look the same once he has been operated on.”
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