The National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction (NFFR) provides funding for NYU’s Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery. This enables NYU to provide care for families who may not have insurance or any money to pay the many medical fees associated with the care and treatment of a child with a craniofacial condition. Here is a snippet from the NFFR’s mission statement:
“The NFFR founded and proudly remains the funding arm of the Institute of Reconstructive plastic Surgery at NYU Medical Center. The Institute is a center of excellence that provides medical treatment and psychosocial services for over 1,700 patients every year, regardless of the severity of their condition, the length of treatment or the family’s ability to afford care.”
I can honestly say that we wouldn’t have been able to bring Emily to NYU it weren’t for the NFFR. I could not work full-time during Emily’s first year and handle the intensity of taping the NAM and long trips to the city each week. Emily attended NYU as a clinic patient which enabled us to afford the use of the NAM and, ultimately, the surgeries which were both a huge success. Thanks to the NFFR and the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery for this gift. The least I can do is blog about it!