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Twin and Grandma
Trin Ve, shown here safe in her grandmother’s arms, tragically was rejected at birth by her parents because of her cleft lip. She is a twin, but her sister was not born with a cleft.
Trin Ve’s parents are very poor and felt like they had few options to adequately care for her and her twin sister. Consequently, Trin Ve’s mother tried to sell her to a man for 20,000 dong (about $2), who would have used the child as a sacrifice. When the man saw Trin Ve's cleft lip, he refused to buy her, thinking that her cleft lip made her a less desirable sacrifice.
When her grandmother realized that Trin Ve's mother was trying to sell her, she claimed custody of her granddaughter and took her to have her cleft lip repaired by Interplast surgeons. Now that her grandmother is caring for her and her lip has healed, Trin Ve can look forward to a normal, happy life.
Twin and Grandma
Trin Ve, shown here safe in her grandmother’s arms, tragically was rejected at birth by her parents because of her cleft lip. She is a twin, but her sister was not born with a cleft.
Trin Ve’s parents are very poor and felt like they had few options to adequately care for her and her twin sister. Consequently, Trin Ve’s mother tried to sell her to a man for 20,000 dong (about $2), who would have used the child as a sacrifice. When the man saw Trin Ve's cleft lip, he refused to buy her, thinking that her cleft lip made her a less desirable sacrifice.
When her grandmother realized that Trin Ve's mother was trying to sell her, she claimed custody of her granddaughter and took her to have her cleft lip repaired by Interplast surgeons. Now that her grandmother is caring for her and her lip has healed, Trin Ve can look forward to a normal, happy life.