CLEVELAND -- As the war with Iraq moves forward, so do the people in the embattled country, the best they can.

NewsChannel5's Alicia Scicolone reported on the inspirational story of an Iraqi girl who's in Cleveland, trying to get her life on track.

It all began a year ago with a newspaper article about the war and its victims, in particular one girl who fought to survive and a local woman determined to help her.

Last July's Plain Dealer article featured Teba Farhat and her war-torn family in Iraq.

Teba's brother died when a roadside bomb hit the car the family was driving in. Teba, who was 18 months old at the time, suffered severe burns.

The article opened Barbara Marlow's heart, and that very day, her journey to get Teba medical help in Cleveland began.

"There was just something about her picture, about her eyes. I was just so compelled by her," said Marlow. "In the article, her father said he would sell everything he had to give her a wig and make her feel better. Within 48 hours, we had her wigs set up with Wigs for Kids. We had spoken with Rainbow and they said they would agree to evaluate and treat her, and it took 11 months to get her here."

With help from the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Teba arrived in Cleveland one year to the day after Marlow read the Plain Dealer article.

Steve Sosebee started the fund years ago, and Teba is one of hundreds of children they've helped.

"This is our work, to help get kids out of their countries to here, and actually the hard part was done by Barb, which was to arrange treatment here at Rainbow and to work with Wigs for Kids," said Sosebee.

Now it is up to doctors at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital to finish what Marlow started by doing a series of plastic surgeries.

For Marlow, the journey goes beyond cosmetic help. It's about a bright future she sees in the Iraqi girl.

"Her personality is very engaging, and I really think at some point, she is going to be somebody, and I'm hopeful that one day she can change the way women are treated in that country," said Marlow.

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund is run solely on donations.

To find out how you can help Teba and others like her, go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund's Web site.

A fund also has been set up for Teba and donations can be made at any National City Bank branch.