Cam Ly from Vietnam was only 8 months old when her mother traveled 5 hours from their village to Ho Chi Minh aCity to see a group of doctors performing cleft lip and palate repairs. Unfortunately, she was told that Cam Ly had a heart murmur, which may be indicative of a serious heart problem. For this reason Cam Ly would not be a safe candidate for surgery. Her mother was so heartbroken and stayed the entire week at the hospital begging the team for someone to help her daughter. When a Scottsdale plastic surgeon returned home and told her story to her church members, one of HTC’s host families was in the audience and offered assistance. One year later at the age of 20 months, Cam Ly was flown to Arizona to have open heart surgery for Tetrology of Fallot, a fatal heart condition. She underwent two open heart surgeries at Phoenix Children’s Hospital by Dr. Michael Teodori. After a few months of recovery, she was able to undergo her cleft lip and palate repair by Dr. Stephen Beals. Cam Ly returned home in November of 2007 looking like a completely different little girl. Cam Ly’s host mom has seen her twice since she returned to Vietnam and is happy to report that Cam Ly is a thriving, energetic little girl.

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