Vivian Exemplifies Beauty Inside and Out
When Vivian started school, the kids laughed at her so much she didn't want to live. Then she met someone who told her she should become a model.
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Sokim: A Moment of Panic, a Lifetime of Smiles
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![Smile Train patient Vicente with his mother](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-09/vicente-with-mother-in-trees-after-smile-train-cleft-lip-palate-surgery-chile-50.jpg?itok=HZsTN9yO)
Vicente is Stronger Than Fear
A mother's love + Smile Train and GSK = one confident young man
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Determined Damaris
Even when the whole world seemed against her, Damaris persisted. And won.
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A Daughter's Cleft; a Mother's Journey
A mother’s account of her child’s journey to cleft care in her own words.
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Sel’s Family Refused To Leave Him Behind
Soan worried her son would be discriminated against his entire life.
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It’s Never Too Late to Dream
Maria has been waiting for cleft surgery since 1953. When the opportunity came, her son wanted her to pass.
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Nurse Lisette Jerez
How Smile Train Partners Are Treating Children with Clefts Through the Pandemic
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Dr. Carmen Gloria Morovic: Trailblazing Cleft Surgeon In Chile
Surgeon. Activist. Teacher. Woman.
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A Smile That Brightens And Enlightens
Ayubu's classmates harassed him relentlessly for years because of a local myth about clefts. When he was 10 years old, his mother heard there was hope at a hospital less than an hour away.