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Priceless procedures: Surgeons donate expertise for those in need

by Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter | December 30, 2010

Operation Smile's Ayala recalls meeting a man in the Philippines, who had two sons with cleft lips. His wife had just passed away and he promised her that he would take care of their children. The man went back to his hometown to bury his wife. After his two sons underwent their surgeries, Ayala asked the man how he felt.

"He said to me, 'I feel great. I just wish my wife could see our children now,"' says Ayala. "Somehow, I have to believe that his wife could."

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