{"id":10034893,"date":"2026-02-26T09:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/from-our-projects\/tuan-1-year-old-mocked-as-a-rabbit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:54:14","slug":"tuan-1-year-old-mocked-as-a-rabbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/cleft-children\/tuan-1-year-old-mocked-as-a-rabbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuan, 1 year old: Mocked as a \u201crabbit\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuan was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. He lives with his family in a remote mountain region in northern Vietnam. Because of the cleft, he cannot drink properly. He often cries from hunger and gains very little weight. His parents are deeply worried.<\/p>\n\n<p>When they hear about our medical project in Hanoi, they feel hope for the first time. The journey to the hospital takes six hours. For Tuan\u2019s parents, it is their first long trip\u2014carried by trust and the hope that their son will soon live a healthy life, free from stigma.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-9.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tuan with his mother before the operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-266x200.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-743x557.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tuan\u2019s grandmother has also come along to support the family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>During the medical consultation, Tuan\u2019s mother, Thi Ky, tells our team about her worries. In their village, many people believe the malformation is fate\u2014something the family must simply accept. Whenever she leaves the house with her son, she feels the neighbors\u2019 stares. \u201cRabbit,\u201d they call out to mother and child. Very few people offer help. The stigma and teasing have already left their mark.&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Fortunately, Tuan\u2019s medical condition is stable, and he can undergo surgery with our surgeon Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan (pictured on the right). Dr. Lan has led our projects in Hanoi since their beginning. She previously trained in cleft surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Today, the experienced surgeon and her team perform around 600 cleft operations each year at Hanoi Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-363x363.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-558x558.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-743x743.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-363x363.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-558x558.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-743x743.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Vietnam-4-edited-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Surgeon Dr. Lan with a young patient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The operation is successful. One hour later, Tuan is back in the arms of his parents and grandmother. Dr. Lan has successfully closed the cleft lip. When the family returns to their village, everyone admires Tuan\u2019s new smile. Now he is lovingly called \u201clittle one.\u201d No one calls him a rabbit anymore.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-18-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034735\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-18-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034735\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tuan with his grandmother shortly after the successful operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-363x363.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-558x558.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-743x743.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10034736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-363x363.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-558x558.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-266x266.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-743x743.jpg 743w, https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-20-edited-390x390.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tuan&#8217;s parents sent our team some photos after the surgery. The scar has healed very well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>In Vietnam, about one in every 500 babies is born with a cleft condition. The need for treatment is great, even though medical care has improved in recent years. For many families in Vietnam, the average monthly income of \u20ac220\u2013320 is above the poverty line\u2014but a life-changing cleft operation often costs several times that amount.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile sb-block has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e5712a\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-8-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"Help children like Tuan from Vietnam.\" class=\"wp-image-10034715 size-full\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ID-75949-8-1080x1440.jpg\" alt=\"Help children like Tuan from Vietnam.\" class=\"wp-image-10034715 size-full\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aac1035be19ed5322c022fd273660ae3\" id=\"h-jetzt-spenden\">Donate now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b8fa50dc5191aa4a581896a2ff8abc3\"><strong>and help children like Tuan from Vietnam!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline sb-button is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spaltkinder.org\/en\/donation-form\/?donation_custom_field_12032=spendenbox&amp;amount=30\"><p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"552\"><strong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"552\">Give \u20ac30 today<\/strong><\/p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuan was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. 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