Simy was only five years old and had learned to cover her mouth with her hand every time she ate to keep food from falling out.
The little girl was born with a cleft lip, a condition that also made it difficult for her to speak clearly and affected various activities in her everyday life.
Her grandmother, Juliette, decided to take her to the Africa Mercy, a hospital ship operated by the Mercy Ships organization, where the girl underwent surgery to repair her lip.
When Juliette saw the result of the operation, she could not contain her joy as she saw the change in her granddaughter.
Now, with the surgery behind her, Simy is preparing to fulfill a dream her family had been waiting for a long time: starting school for the first time.❤️