kimberlin is one of four girls. when she was born with a severe cleft lip, her mother, olivia, went into shock. the family lives in a one-room tin shack and could never afford the surgery kimberlin needs. and yet olivia fears what her daughter's future will be without it. >> kimberlin mother proxy: imagine if she can't have the operation; i mean, a mother's biggest fear is that her daughter will be rejected as a woman, never marry, rejected at school, rejected wherever she went. >> toma: kimberlin's cleft lip is more complicated than most. dr. magee explains to her mother, olivia, how he will perform the surgery. >> dr. magee: but better to have a scar than to have a lower lip that comes up like that. [ background sounds ] >> maggie cotez: i can't wait to see the mom's face. i can't imagine if this was my child. i don't know what i would have done. >> kimberlin mother proxy: oh, how cute! oh, how cute! oh, thank god! she came out precious, just precious. >> i'm writing this short line because we're really thankful.