Solem Saman Israel

Age: 6 years
Diagnosis: Congenital absence of the right ear lobe.
Place of origin: Iraq
Story:

Solen is 6 years old child from Iraq who was born with a congenital absence of the right ear lobe. This will leave a life long psychological trauma on her. There are currently no capabilities to have it repaired in Iraq where she came from.

The medical Relief Project of the Assyrian Medical Society was able to partnership with the Shriners Hospital for Children in LA where is given a chance for plastic reconstruction, which involve a series of complex plastic surgery reconstruction procedures.

Solen had already undergone the first two procedures successfully and is awaiting her third and last one that will be performed sometime in September.

2009