Its almost like theyre reborn. I cant think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] roma downey as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. And im sure you would, too. But what if you couldnt do anything . What if you were totally helpless . Thats the situation for hundreds and thousands of parents in developing countries whose children are born with cleft lip or cleft palate. In the United States, these deformities are corrected shortly after birth. But in many countries around the world, these children are left untreated and are shunned. [ music ] [ childrens voices ] roma downey im in le loi hospital. The volunteer operation smile medical team has come from all over the world to perform surgeries, and parents have brought their children here, hoping that theyll be selected. Nineyearold sut has been ridiculed and rejected all his life. Sut isnt even his real name, but thats what hes been called from the day he was born. Sut means harelip; a terribl
These children are left untreated and are shunned. [ music ] [ childrens voices ] roma downey im in le loi hospital. The volunteer operation smile medical team has come from all over the world to perform surgeries, and parents have brought their children here, hoping that theyll be selected. Nineyearold sut has been ridiculed and rejected all his life. Sut isnt even his real name, but thats what hes been called from the day he was born. Sut means harelip; a terrible name for a child born with a cleft lip. Hes from a very poor family who could never afford surgery. When he was 5, he went for his first day of school. The other kids laughed at him and made fun of him, so he ran away from school, and hes never been back. Leslie rice hes got to be able to move his lip, so thats the first part of speech. So, thats why weve got to be able to fix this part, so he can talk better. Can you open your mouth wide . Good. Can i hear you say ahhhh . Ahhhh. Leslie rice there are so many children who h
A whole new beginning. Its almost like theyre reborn. I cant think of another word but phenomenal. [ music ] roma downey as a mother, i would do anything i could to help my child live a normal life. And im sure you would, too. But what if you couldnt do anything . What if you were totally helpless . Thats the situation for hundreds and thousands of parents in developing countries whose children are born with cleft lip or cleft palate. In the United States, these deformities are corrected shortly after birth. But in many countries around the world, these children are left untreated and are shunned. [ music ] [ childrens voices ] roma downey im in le loi hospital. The volunteer operation smile medical team has come from all over the world to perform surgeries, and parents have brought their children here, hoping that theyll be selected. Nineyearold sut has been ridiculed and rejected all his life. Sut isnt even his real name, but thats what hes been called from the day he was born. Sut m
Roma downey im in le loi hospital. The volunteer operation smile medical team has come from all over the world to perform surgeries, and parents have brought their children here, hoping that theyll be selected. Nineyearold sut has been ridiculed and rejected all his life. Sut isnt even his real name, but thats what hes been called from the day he was born. Sut means harelip; a terrible name for a child born with a cleft lip. Hes from a very poor family who could never afford surgery. When he was 5, he went for his first day of school. The other kids laughed at him and made fun of him, so he ran away from school, and hes never been back. He has problems speaking, eating, and drinking. Leslie rice hes got to be able to move his lip, so thats the first part of speech. So he can talk better. Can you open your mouth wide . Good. Can i hear you say ahhhh . Ahhhh. Leslie rice there are so many children who have facial deformities and cleft palate and cleft lip and they need so much attention