Modern Miracles! - the story so far!

	The first operation lasted for nearly ten hours with seven surgeons. Professor David David and his team decided to undertake the first operation two weeks after Kubendran had arrived in Adelaide from Chennai.This operation consisted of bone being taken from the hip for the face; a rib for the eye socket as well as flesh from inside a cheek for the eye socket and fatty tissue for the face.
Brother Rob with Kubendran after the first operation.

An incision was made across the head from ear to ear so that the doctors could access the face from inside.

After the operation Kubendran was very drowsy from the effects of morphine to alleviate the pain. His swollen face indicated just what he had been through. My thought was that if he was prepared to undergo such pain and suffering then surely the suffering he has endured all of his life from people staring and treating him as an object of ridicule must have been much worse.

Kubendran arrived with his brother Sakthiyendran from Chennai at the end of February. They have been hosted by members of the Rostrevor College community.
I was fortunate enough to spend some time with them after the operation. There are still further operations to come before Kubendran returns to Chennai.

We are very grateful to those members of the Trinity community who have contributed towards the cost of this special project.

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