
Smile of Hope
"To NCFPI, thank you for giving Savannah the smile we thought we will never see." - Ms. Melbylene Broqueza (Mother of NCFPI patient) "Naku, ngot-bi"—the exact word I heard from the surgeon when I was in the operating room for my caesarean delivery to my second born. I thought I was just delusional; I closed my eyes and thought maybe I was just dreaming and what I heard wasn't right. I was full of vitamins and checkups at my Ob-Gyn. My eldest was also normal, same with me and my partner, so I told myself, "This cannot be." Until I was in the recovery room and the nurse approached me, "Did you know your baby has a cut like this?" pointing to her lips trying not to tell the word…