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Nant Myo can finally discover the world

Little Nant Myo Thazin from Myanmar has been through a lot in her first few years of life. Due to her cleft lip and palate, she could neither be breastfed nor eat solid food later on. The only way for her mother to keep her alive was to feed her condensed milk, as there was no money for higher-quality food. This resulted in a serious malnutrition. While healthy two-year-olds were discovering the world, Nant Myo was battling illness. She was unable to learn how to speak, and her teeth could not develop healthily. The long-term consequences for her development would have been fatal. In Germany a malformation like this is treated soon after being born.

Due to her parents’ low and irregular income, they could not afford the procedure. Her parents were at times so overworked that her 11-year-old sister had to take care of the little Nant Myo.

Thanks to the generous donation of a CBN donor, the cleft lip and palate could be surgically corrected. Part of the treatment included a preliminary examination, consultation, and finally the operation and follow-up treatment.

Her parents are infinitely relieved that Nant Myo can now eat food without immediately spitting it out again. The long-term effects of this treatment are priceless. Nant Myo now has a lot of catching up to do, but she is finally able to discover the world and participate in life as is appropriate for a girl her age.

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