
Proud Cleftie Mom
"Never let the narrow-minded people define what you and your kid can do and become. The world will always have downers but there will be more people who will choose to love us unconditionally." - Dr. Chris Guzman (NCFPI Parent Volunteer) It was never easy giving birth to a cleftie. I knew that my son, MJ had a cleft lip and palate during my 5th month of pregnancy. I was tormented with how's and why's, those questions were left unanswered. I was happy he's healthy, but at the same time scared of what his future will be, how people would see him, will he be discriminated? It was a roller coaster of emotions. I searched for well-known surgeons, and initially settled for an Oral Maxillofacial surgeon who did an obturator…