In Logan’s first precious months of life, he looked different from other babies. He was diagnosed with a complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. Among the most common birth defects in the United States, cleft lip and palate can affect feeding, hearing, speech and dental development.
Ron and Maria Del Carmen couldn’t have imagined what would be required to keep their daughter alive and safe in her first two years of life a journey that would lead them from Guatemala to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.