Sammi...thank you so much for sharing your story. It really touched me...I'm sure it touches everyone who reads it, whether they respond to the thread or not.
I love that picture of your daughter - I think she's beautiful!
I was born with a cleft palate - not lip, just palate. I had an incredible surgeon who is still my dentist today and even though I don't remember what he did for me, I am so grateful for him and I love him. I, also, had to have many surgeries on my ears, though those are over with finally (knock on wood), and I have very poor - almost no - sense of smell. I have a very slight speech impediment (on my r's), it used to be horrendous though - I was in speech from before I could even talk. But it could be so much worse and I'm so thankful for my dentist/surgeon (and my parents' patience) and that everything turned out well for me.
So again, thank you so much for sharing your story.
I truly pray that Emma gets the help she needs and she will be able to live a normal, spoiled life.
