Noamia, a 14 month old girl born with a clef palate.
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While working in a migrant camp in Nagawarapalya, the Links Team met Noamia and her parents. Noamia was a 14 month old girl whose parents kept her mostly at home because she was born with a clef palate, which meant that the entire family was socially ostracized.
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Noamia was significantly malnourished; her open palate was preventing her from being able to successfully eat or drink
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Through months of relationship building with Noamia's mother her parents were eventually convinced that the surgery would be life-changing for her.
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On the first trip to Trinity Care Foundation, Links was told that the surgery would not take place because Noamia was too malnourished. Through her parents careful attention to nutrition and nutritional education, over the next several weeks, she was able to gain enough weight to be able to have the surgery.
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In January 2018 Noemia had a successful lip reconstruction. In January 2019 she had a successful palate reconstruction surgery. She is now a healthy and happy toddler who loves to look at pictures of her journey.