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![YLC co-chair Lou Jug speaks at Cleft Con Chicago in July](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/cleft-con-chicago-smile-train.jpg?itok=cbzyIF2y)
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Voices From the First-Ever In-Person Cleft Con
“It truly felt like we all needed it — as though it fed our souls”
![Miranda picking strawberries with her step-children](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-09/lisa-boucher-miranda-50.jpg?itok=8mxf6UpB)
United States
Reflections from Lisa Boucher, RN and Cleft Mom
“It was unnerving at first to sit holding my infant in a small room surrounded by physicians. The only thing missing was a spotlight.”
![Nathalie as a girl](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-08/nathalie-martinez-cleft-lip-palate-community-girl-50.jpg?itok=tpanAGTP)
United States
Nathalie Martinez is Using Her Voice to Make Cleft Treatment More Accessible
A powerful reminder that there’s no such thing as “normal”
Mexico
Dani: Sun, Surf, and Now Smiles
Dani’s mother discovered Smile Train while she was already in the middle of receiving surgery
Indonesia
Urvashi Rautela Meets Smile Train Patients and Partners in Bali
The Bollywood influencer never imagined how deeply children in Bali would influence her
![Dr. Maria Campodónico, a pediatric dentist at Fundación Gantz, makes a heart with her hands](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/amaro-maria-campodonico-pediatric-dentist-fundacion-gantz-free-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-surgery-chile-smile-train.jpg?itok=IBF14cpT)
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Five Myths About Clefts That Couldn't Be More Wrong
Fact: A cleft is never anyone's fault and often requires a lifetime of comprehensive treatment
![Yumna holding a photo of her before surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/yumna-before-after-photo.jpg?itok=Y9QNlUpN)
Indonesia
How Kadek Battled Grief and Fear to Give Yumna the Care She Needed
When circumstances proved tough, this mom proved tougher
![Kenyan Drake and Mathias Kiwanuka pose with a Smile Train patient in Argentina](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-07/kenyan-drake-las-vegas-raiders-mathias-kiwanuka-smile-train-argentina-benicio-muscles.jpg?itok=BEf51ylR)
United States
Kenyan Drake and Mathias Kiwanuka Put Their Hustle to Work for Smile Train Patients
When it comes to helping children smile, there is no offseason
![Krysta with her son holding a Smile Train sign](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/smile-fest-krista.jpg?itok=jLnKZMQL)
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"Do's and Don’ts" of the Cleft Community That Remind Us “Every Smile Has a Story.”
Advice straight from people who have been there
Mexico
Eduardo’s Oaths
Inspired by his unstoppable mother, Eduardo took control of his life. Now he’s inspiring other children with clefts do the same
![Nanette standing in front of her self-portrait, A Lotus Grows in the Mud](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2022-06/nanette-in-front-a-lotus-grows-in-the-mud.jpg?itok=aYcx27-F)
United States
Nanette Fluhr: Art as a Medium for Connection
For Nanette, exercising her artistic talent is about making a positive impact in the community.