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humanodon  ·  3746 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Have any of you participated in a medical study?

Cool. Never heard of anyone's cleft lip self-healing before. Do you have any other powers? I really do think it's awesome that cleft lips and cleft palates are so routinely and easily repaired now. From what I understand, Doctors Without Borders do lots of these and it really improves a person's quality of life.





thenewgreen  ·  3746 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No other magical powers to speak of, it seems I used up all my magic in utero. But hey, that's cool with me. I donate money to an organization called Operation Smile and my brother is actively involved with helping them fund raise. It is awesome that these surgeries are not only routine these days, but they are also relatively inexpensive to perform. I believe Operation Smile estimates that the surgeries they perform overseas cost roughly $300 per child. That's amazing! At the time of my palate reconstruction the procedure was still relatively new as I understand it -hence the scrutiny by incoming medical residents.

Honestly, I need to do more to help this organization. Every year they have something called the "Grin Gala" in Washington DC, I think I'll start attending, raising more money and awareness and asking how I can be a more active participant.