Last Saturday I took the day off from work and attended a public forum on cleft lip and palate which was jointly organised by CLAPAM, Universiti Malaya and ING. It was the second time the event was held, and I understand that it will be a yearly event.
There were a lot of kids who were born with cleft lip and palate there.... and for the first time I felt that I was not alone. In fact, I was very proud to have Aliyah as my daughter. One of the fathers spoke about his experience. The father, now working as a full time clown, shared his experience in a rather emotional way. My emotion also lost the battle and gave way eventually for the tears to fall of my cheeks. He said that cleft children are gifts from Allah, and He has chosen the right people to become parents of cleft children. It's a privilege that not everybody will get..in Malaysia only 1 out of 700. A lot of blessing and "hikmah"...Insya' Allah.
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Hi Adil. I always believe that Allah will give us challenges that we are able to shoulder. Insya Allah you and your family will weather this well and Aliyah will grow up to be as marvelous as her sister. Take care you guys.
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