Antalya family hopes for support for their children born without a nose

The Çetin family, who live in Antalya, are waiting for help so that their daughters of 9 months and 13 years old, who are born without a nose or upper palate, breathe comfortably.

The babies of Serhat and Naile Çetin, who were married 14 years ago in Yeni Mahalle in the Serik district, were born 13 years ago without a nose or upper palate.

Have trouble breathing

Amine has a transplanted plastic nose and palate after some operations in a city hospital, but she goes to her beloved school, despite having difficulty breathing, and wants to regain her health as soon as possible. The Çetin couple also hugged their daughters, whom they called “Erva” 9 months ago, with the same difficulties.

Mother Çetin explained that Amine was born at the age of 7.5 months and doctors said that the absence of a nose was due to premature delivery.

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“I DIDN’T WANT TO END MY PREGNANCY”

Claiming that his second daughter Deniz (8) was born healthy, Çetin said that his third daughter Erva, 9 months old, was born without a nose and upper palate like his eldest daughter.

Claiming that she found out about her baby’s condition in the 16th week of her pregnancy, Çetin said. “God did not counteract that offer, he did not want to interrupt the pregnancy. Doctors, there are 13 people in the world and they said it was a rare disease in four people in Turkey. My two children. They do not know the other two patients survived.” saying.

“WE ARE WAITING FOR HELP FROM OUR GOVERNMENTS”

Expressing that her only dream is for her children to breathe comfortably, Çetin said:

“We are waiting for the help of our state elders. I want my daughters to breathe. Erva is out of breath the moment she closes her mouth. She has a special pacifier. We have to stick the pacifier to her mouth when there is no one with it. He can breathe that way. He can’t hold the pacifier because he doesn’t have an upper palate. I was feeding him special foods. “The report only covers 6 months. Our financial situation is not good, so it is difficult for us to match getting their food. “

“THE COST OF SURGERY IS VERY HIGH”

Claiming that their eldest daughter Amine was named “Snowdrop” and that the transplanted artificial nose was unsuccessful, Çetin said, “Do not send embarrassed” He emphasized that his daughter, whom he sent to school, will go to high school next year.

Saying that they learned that there are doctors who perform these types of surgeries abroad, Çetin said. “We spoke with a doctor in Istanbul. We learned that the cost of the operation is very high. We live in a rental, we have no means.” saying.

The head of the neighborhood, Veli Karasu, stated that they are trying to support the family, but that the children need surgery.