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Romania
Ionut: Separation, Isolation… Then a Smile
A mother manages cleft care through quarantine
![David's mom holds an image her son before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/david-holds-before.jpg?itok=BWHeD1_B)
Ecuador
David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words
Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family.
![Nkunda before cleft surgery](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-01/nkunda-before-cleft-surgery-super.jpg?itok=N8aO5Rl3)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
A Walk to Freedom
Nkunda had to hide in the bushes on his journey to school every day. Something needed to be done.
![Fernanda stands in front of a cow](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/fernanda-and-cow.jpg?itok=4fc3ox5n)
Ecuador
Fernanda: The Jolly Rancher
Wendy was 17, single, and scared. She had just had a baby with a cleft, and any help seemed far, far away from her family's ranch in the remote Andes highlands. But Smile Train was there.
![Renpuci on a train with her dad](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/repuci-on-train-with-dad.jpg?itok=3EoQ5eOd)
China
Renpuci Smiles at High Altitude
Smile Train's partners will travel any distance and scale the highest mountains to provide free care to children in need.
![Bao with an untreated cleft on his mother's back while she is farming](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/bao-carry-me-to-a-smile.jpg?itok=1gtDDvjZ)
China
Carry Me To A Smile
After getting over the initial shock of having a baby with a cleft, Bao’s family noticed that he struggled to breathe and was unable to breastfeed. They knew he needed help, but didn't think it would ever be possible for him. Then they learned about Smile Train.
![Wang Li, Smile Train's first patient, holds her before cleft surgery image](/sites/default/files/styles/1_column_470_x_305/public/2021-02/wang-li-holding-before-image.jpg?itok=7JW8SBY1)
China
Wang Li: One In A Million
Seventeen years later, we check in with our very first patient.