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… Knowing she wasn’t alone helped Stella’s guilt to disappear. When Maria reached a healthy weight, she received her Smile Train-supported cleft lip surgery. “I was so happy; I still cry tears of joy just thinking about it,” Stella recalled. Then, six months later, Maria received her Smile Train-supported cleft palate surgery. When she was four years old, Maria started orthodontic treatment to align her … made her unique. Today, Maria is an energetic and confident seventh-grader. Maria in Speech Therapy She’s excelling in Smile Train-supported speech treatment, where she concentrates on improving her P, B, T, D, K, and G sounds. Maria loves …
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… local medical professionals around the world to provide the full spectrum of cleft treatment in their own communities, Smile Train is uniquely positioned to make free, lifesaving cleft nutritional care available 24/7 to all in need. We have … children would not have made it. But today, they are all thriving and smiling. All because people like you donated to Smile Train and saved their lives . Prisca When Prisca was born, her family was shocked; they had never seen anyone with … took notice and informed the family Prisca could receive all the care she needed for free at Bugando Medical Centre, a Smile Train partner in the city of Mwanza. That very moment, her parents put her on a bike and pedaled for more than an …
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… greater one — Sondos could receive all the cleft care she would ever need completely free because a local hospital was a Smile Train partner. She had her first free cleft surgery when she was four months old, and her second when she was 11 … me so much and pushes me to be better, and I have to be brave for my sister, who looks up to me,” she said. “Also, Smile Train empowered me to keep going; they helped me feel comfortable socially.” Timely Care: The Difference Between … orthodontics, and other care at the right time can be the difference between thriving and merely surviving. It’s why Smile Train innovated a model of empowering local experts in cleft care, so our patients can receive the care they need …
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… but Esvin was one of the most severe cases they had ever seen. Thankfully, they knew exactly what to do because, as Smile Train partners, they had been specially trained and equipped for just this scenario. Without wasting a precious … keep up. Yet Esvin’s transformation is still not complete. Clefts don’t only affect babies’ ability to eat, breathe, and smile, they can also lead to permanent hearing loss, tooth decay, speech impediments, and more serious issues if not … regular speech therapy so that he will grow up speaking and smiling with equal confidence. If Esvin had been born before Smile Train was founded, his story might have gone very differently. Twenty-five years ago, cleft care in developing …
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… classmates she thought were friends started mocking her. She ran and cried but was careful to clean herself up and put a smile on before she got home because the thought of seeing her parents sad was more unbearable to her than all the … was in her office one day when information about free cleft surgeries at Ibnu Sina Pekanbaru, a regional hospital where Smile Train sponsors free cleft surgeries , crossed her desk. She picked up the phone fast as she could wrap her fingers … her dream – catching the girl in the mirror smiling back at her! Zuzi's long-awaited cleft surgery was sponsored by Smile Train partner Dentsply Sirona Zuzi’s new smile has changed everything, and nothing. She is still fully devoted to …
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… Vivian Lewis Bio Vivian Lewis Vice President, Human Resources Vivian joined Smile Train's family in October 2021 as the inaugural Vice President of Human Resources. With 20+ years of experience in not-for-profit HR, Vivian leads Smile Train’s employee experience, talent acquisition, HR strategic planning, benefits, and training and development initiatives. Before joining Smile Train, Vivian served in HR leadership roles as Senior Director of HR for the United Synagogue of Conservative …
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… CEO, Phenix Real-Time Solutions, Inc. Susannah Schaefer Executive Vice Chair President and Chief Executive Officer, Smile Train Arthur J. McCarthy Treasurer Alternate Governor, New York Islanders Tim Alavathil CFO, Quickplay Media … Miss Universe Organization Crystle Stewart Owner & CEO, Miss Academy In Memoriam Charles B. Wang (1944-2018), Founder, Smile Train Honorary Director Robert T. Bell, Smile Train Director 2002-2024 … Board of Directors …
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… Wang Li: One in a Million Wang Li One in a Million Wang Li was born with a cleft lip and palate in China's Jiangsu Province. Her parents worked at a local … your kindness and love that allowed me the chance to have such a happy family. I believe if everyone could contribute a piece of love, Smile Train could bring smiles to everywhere in the world." Recently, we received an update on what life …
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… When Emmanuel turned one year old, Marissa posted a photo of him on social media. A friend replied: Do you follow Smile Train? A quick search revealed there was a Smile Train partner, Bicol Medical Center, in her town! After delays due to pandemic lockdowns, Marissa scheduled baby … his second surgery, on his palate. All of his cleft treatment was completely free for Marissa and the family, thanks to Smile Train. Emmanuel and Marissa "Whenever I meet someone who has a cleft-affected child, I encourage them to follow …
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… before she turned 18, and it still wasn’t enough: She still had an open fistula in the roof of her mouth that severely garbled her speech. But it would have to be enough. She no longer qualified for her parents’ insurance and her family … was here, and rather than a world of opportunity opening before her, Vanesa saw only a door slamming in her face. “I felt very frustrated because I felt that people did not understand me, and a teacher told me, ‘Before studying to be a teacher, you have to learn how to …
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… she had transformed into a happy, chubby baby. In May of 2020, a rescue team from Smile Train partner Esperanza de Vida Rescue and Nutritional Center arrived in the village of Limón Timote Camotan, Guatemala. The community health … At one month old, little Mirian weighed just four pounds. Like so many infants with clefts, her cleft lip and palate made it difficult for her to breastfeed despite her mother’s best efforts. She was already acutely malnourished and showed signs of severely delayed growth. …
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… saying, but I would usually just isolate myself or cry," she said. The bullying finally stopped when Gracee received a Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery. Today, Gracee is a confident and happy woman, dedicated to serving others as a perioperative nurse at a local Smile Train partner hospital. Gracee is proud to have a career helping the children who have the same problem she once … who bully you – if you were born with a cleft, you can still do something good with your life.” Help us provide new smiles and second chances at life to children just like Gracee in 70+ countries. Donate now … Gracee's Story : Patient to …