{"id":794,"date":"2022-12-03T01:29:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T01:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshstart.org\/espanol\/?p=794"},"modified":"2022-12-06T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T00:14:29","slug":"teresa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshstart.org\/espanol\/patient-stories\/teresa\/","title":{"rendered":"Teresa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Teresa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;pgp-story-pt&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"\/our-stories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-795 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshstart.org\/espanol\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/teresa-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Teresa was born with cleft lip and palate in Tijuana, Mexico. Left with few options for high-quality medical treatments, Teresa and her family felt hopeless. 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