Such a simple surgery, yet one Catherine could not get in her home country of Haiti. Usually treated in the first year of life, Catherine's grandmother never gave up hope of getting her granddaughter surgery for her cleft lip. Although this condition is usually treated in the first year of life, Catherine was four years old by the time her grandmother heard of HTC. Her grandmother could scarcely believe her eyes when she first laid eyes on Catherine upon returning home to Haiti, just one month after her surgery at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, MO. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," were the words that tumbled from her mouth. Unless told, you would never know this beautiful young girl suffered from a congenital abnormality - only that she now lights up the room with her gorgeous smile.