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Brody Shain, 11 months, was born with severe condition that caused his face to be split down the middle and his brain to push through the roof of his mouth

A GoFundMe has been established to raise money to pay for the first of several surgeries that can help bring together the two halves of his face

His surgeries must be paid for out-of-pocket, the first of which costs $15,000

Nearly a year after an infant was born with a rare condition that caused his face to be split in half, his family is preparing for a life-changing surgery that could help him on the path to becoming “buttoned up.”

When Brody Shain, now 11 months, was born, he had a a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate, meaning his face is literally split down the middle, with a hole where his upper lip and tip

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