My Granddaughter Was Born With a Cleft Lip and Palate - Insider

When my granddaughter Ariel was born, she came home to my house.

The pediatrician told them that Ariel wasn't gaining weight and that she was going to die.

I left work and flew to the pediatrician, but when I got there the doctor told me to calm down?

I told her she was fired, and I took Ariel to the emergency room. .

At the ER, doctors weighed Ariel and reassured me that she wasn't dying.

The doctor told me we were doing everything right, but that we just had to do it more often.

Our new pediatrician told us to get in touch with Shriner's Children's Hospital in Ohio.

When we walked through the door for a follow-up appointment, the doctor said Ariel was a perfect weight.