I'd like to dedicate this post to all the staff of Operation Smile and to the Doctors who shared their skills in conducting operation to all patients with cleft lip and cleft palate. It's great to know that there are still professionals who seeks and are willing to share their blessings for the less fortunate ones. 
One of the patients that was benefited of the operation conducted through Operation Smile was my nephew, Rafael Montas who is now 9 years old. He is the only son of my brother, Marlon Montas and his wife,  Felisa Villamor. My nephew whom we call "Ap Ap", is living with his parents in Laguna.
Ap Ap was born with a deficiency called the cleft lip and cleft palate. There are instances that there's only one either cleft lip or cleft palate but in Ap Ap's case both are his deficiency. Due to his condition our family make sure to give him the best love and care so that he'll never feel neglected. Even though his condition he is brave in face all his struggles.

When he was 3 years, his cleft lip was operated first at Morong Hospital, then just recently this year when he was 9 years old, his second operation was conducted at Tanay Hospital for the cleft palate.
We were glad that the operation for his cleft palate came through this year. It was conducted by Operation Smile last year for the supposed operation and made everyone be prepared for the schedule.

February 1, 2017 at around 9 am the operation started and it lasted until 12nn. It  was a successful operation. We were so happy of the outcome and thank the Lord for the guidance and strength. Now, Ap Ap is recovering at their house in Laguna. He needs to take a rest for a month and is taking a soft diet. No talk yet so we're communicating through chat only. 
We're expecting him to visit us here in Manila this summer vacation. They'll be staying at their Lolo and Lola's, my parents' house. While having his vacation he'll be having his speech therapy.  For now, we are still waiting for the summer vacation and praying for Ap Ap's full recovery. We will be seeing him very very soon.


To Operation Smile again thank you very much and congratulations for a successful operation!