After Pamela's delivery, the nurses told her that her son, Sebastian, only had nine days to live. She was devastated. She didnāt know where to turn. Then she was referred to Smile Train's local partner, Fundacion Ninos que Rien.
In honor of Cleft Awareness Month 2021, Smile Train's Cleft Community Advisory Council presents real-life stories of growing up with a cleft or being the mom to a child with a cleft from people who have been there.