Event Dime
Episode 32 - Christine's Story
- When:
- January 3, 2024 · 4:00 AM
- Where:
- Rebuilding After the Wreck: Cheryl Wilder on Accountability, Hea…
- Source:
- Rebuilding After the Wreck: Cheryl Wilder on Accountability, Hea…
Christine had her first surgery when she was only a couple of months old. Now, well into adulthood, Christine has had over twenty surgeries for the bilateral cleft lip and palate that she was born with. The physical difficulties were one thing, but the emotional and social fallout have caused the biggest scars. Christine spent many years feeling othered, and outcast. People refused to give her a chance, even when she was determined to prove herself. But where others may have given up, Christine