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… Family Skills Listening, respect, patience, and care go a long way in any relationship Whether at work or at home, for Smile Train partner Payal Mukhi Ahuja, it’s all about family. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) and audiologist … support system.” Mutual support is what family is all about. It’s why, when she leaves home each day to go to work at Smile Train partner Vivekananda Hospital , she feels she’s leaving one large, loving family for another. Payal with her … these patients express themselves articulately and with confidence is Payal’s passion. With years of school and many Smile Train-led trainings under her belt, she has earned a reputation as one of the leading cleft-specialized SLPs in …
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… their bad luck, the dentist connected him to Dr. Carlos Alvarado and explained how, thanks to his partnership with Smile Train, Dr. Alvarado, would provide Marco all the cleft care he would ever need, completely free at the nearby Clínica Hospital Jesús Nazareno. “That was a happy day,” Ana said. Marco flaunting his new smile This time, the hospital “treated us like we were special from the moment we arrived,” said Marco Antonio, and a few hours later, Ana burst into tears at the sight of her son’s new smile. “I was so excited to see my baby looking different,” she said. “He looked excellent; a very beautiful surgery.” …
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… or even abandon them, leaving these vulnerable mothers all alone to care for a child who struggles to eat and breathe. Smile Train partner surgeon Dr. Oti Nimi Aria has made it her life’s work to be the help these mothers and babies need. … to be okay now. They will receive all the surgery and other comprehensive care they need completely free, thanks to Smile Train. Dr. Oti Though she hasn’t struggled with anything like a cleft herself, Dr. Oti knows what it’s like to be … pursue her dreams of helping children with clefts pursue theirs because, just like she is always there for her patients, Smile Train has always been there for her, with free trainings and fellowships to help her sharpen her skills and work …
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… Chan, another cleft mom they knew from school, and planned a party that would celebrate their boys and raise funds for Smile Train as soon as circumstances allowed. The moms’ plans grew more and more ambitious as the pandemic wore on: there … whole city showed up, even in the rain. At the end of a night of food, drink, games, laughter, puddles, and countless smiles, an event they at first hoped would raise even $1,000 for Smile Train raised more than $25,000! The lesson was clear: Next year, they had to go even bigger. With a year to plan …
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… own cleft foundation. With little coaxing, she was in. The two filled out foundation paperwork and applied to become a Smile Train partner. Andrea started consulting with her brother’s surgical patients, and her ENT knowledge improved … more than 60 cleft surgeries through local fundraising efforts and favors from friends. Now that they are official Smile Train partners, they can treat everyone in need and are starting a speech therapy program. Their shared dream is to … theater, there isn’t another person I’d rather have working beside me.” Help Andrea, Cristian, and dedicated local Smile Train partners like them around the world provide forever smiles to children in need. Donate now … Meet the …
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… Two years later, the family moved to the city of Comilla, where they discovered Comilla Trauma Center, a local Smile Train partner. Sakib with his father and mother There, Sakib finally received the cleft surgery he needed. Sahina … felt immense gratitude: Sakib’s life-changing cleft treatment at Comilla was completely free for the family thanks to Smile Train donors. Without the support, they would not have been able to afford it. Sakib standing tall! Now 13, Sakib … I tell them about Comilla Trauma Center and advise them to go. The doctors there treated us like VIPs.” Sakib with Smile Train Bangladesh Program Director Mobasher Hossain and Program Manager Shamima Nawsin “I want to thank you,” she …
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… for: Alim and Rajib could both get free cleft surgery at their nearest army hospital — and one of them would receive Smile Train’s two millionth cleft surgery . The whole world was going to hear their story and marvel at their new smiles. “Rajib should be two million,” Alim insisted. “I will be the two-million-and-first.” A few days, a long boat … possibility his life now holds. If this father and son's total transformation leaves you speechless, keep in mind that Smile Train transforms another life just like theirs with cleft surgery every five minutes thanks to generous donors like …
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… Rosa existed in their own beautiful, sweet world. “He took his hand away on his own,” Rosa said, and she saw her son’s smile for the first time. Their first mother-son moment was short-lived. Soon after, a nurse rushed in to take Ramses … their baby stayed in the hospital. On her way back, Rosa could only think of the moment when her son opened his eyes and smiled at her. She couldn’t resist her tears. While she knew nothing about clefts, she knew at that moment that she would … her hope for her son’s bright future. She started to do research on clefts, and eventually found some leaflets from Smile Train that said there were free and safe surgeries available. Rosa quickly got in touch with a nurse who worked at …
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… Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words Saber’s Cleft Journey, in His Parents’ Words Their names are withheld; their truth is not. Saber was born this … premature and with a cleft. Below, his father and mother (who asked not to be named) share an intimate, honest account of their journey from a difficult pregnancy to unexpectedly having a son with a cleft to receiving much-needed help from …
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… story of a cleft mother’s bravery, in her own words. Favour, from the city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, is the mother of Smile Train patient Annointed. Below, she shares with us her and her family’s journey from unexpectedly having a child with a cleft to finding the free, lifesaving care her son needed from a local Smile Train partner. The first thing I have to tell you is that my husband, Martin, and I loved Annointed from the moment … go so far to see their baby have a surgery they know nothing about. The blessings of Annointed’s surgery go beyond his smile. Now he breastfeeds while sitting and can suckle in any position. I also can leave him by himself while he’s …