Many of our readers, and especially our Team 2010 participants, will remember Inmer. (See earlier posts below). This baby presented to our clinic in Retalhuleu with a cleft lip and palate, and he was in a near-starvation state. Unable to breast feed, Inmer had declined in weight and stamina. After careful instruction from Barb Buss, RN, COTA cleft instructor, Inmer's mother felt more confident in trying to maintain his nutritional needs at home with donated formula. Unfortunately, the baby got sick again, necessitating a trip to the states for donated lip and palate surgery.
He was returned home in August to happy and relieved parents. We couldn't resist showing him off in this recent photo.
