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… Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower Julia: A Rare and Beautiful Flower How Smile Train helped a budding artist bloom through the unimaginable Julia Robert Capili is an artist and a Smile Train patient from Manila, the Philippines. Her life story is a powerful testimony to the power of love, kindness, … on my worst days, my art inspires me to pull back into reality and start anew. It's my therapy. Julia shares a smile with Dr. Janet Pandan, an orthodontist at the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation of the Philippines While the trauma …
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… Samir’s Pipe Dreams Come True Samir’s Pipe Dreams Come True His family gave him a sanctuary. You gave him a smile Romina lived with her husband and two children in a rural village in northern Argentina. It's a place where life … faith were rewarded at last when they discovered he could receive cleft surgery for free at a local hospital thanks to Smile Train. Romina called it a “dream come true.” “After his surgery, the whole family has changed,” Romina cries. “What changed the most was that he relates to other children; he has more friends. He is encouraged to smile at others. Now he has the possibility of being someone in life, to have a good future, a job; that society no …
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… Claudio Pays It Forward Claudio Pays It Forward After seeking cleft treatment for decades, he finally found Smile Train Claudio, 35, struggled his entire life to access cleft care. His parents did all they could when he was a … young patients, leaving him to wait again and again and again. When Claudio discovered Misión Caritas Felices, a local Smile Train partner, his story finally took a happy turn. He received the cleft palate surgery, dental care, and speech therapy he had sought his entire life — all for free thanks to the generosity of Smile Train donors. Claudio’s first move after starting cleft care? Paying it forward. He now offers his taxi services to …
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… Family Made Lemonade When Life Gave Them a Cleft, Ella and Her Family Made Lemonade And raised more than $475,000 for Smile Train over 16 years Kelli Pastorelli is no ultrasound expert, but she had done this twice before and knew enough to … were able to help her.” They spoke to Dr. Cutting about ways to give back to others with clefts, and he told them about Smile Train, where he is currently Chair Emeritus of the Medical Advisory Board . Again, the family did their homework. … on Long Island Ella hosted her first lemonade stand from her pack n’ play Ella hosted her first lemonade stand for Smile Train when she was still just a toddler. It was inconspicuous enough — Kelli remembers it as just Ella and her …
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… How It’s Made: Simulare Medical Surgical Simulators How It’s Made: Simulare Medical Surgical Simulators How a division of Smile Train produces the world’s leading surgical cleft simulators In 2020, Smile Train acquired …
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… Inside the First Cleft Nutrition Training in Central America Inside the First Cleft Nutrition Training in Central America … Babies with clefts are at a much higher risk of malnutrition than their peers, and may require specialized feeding counseling and support to avoid becoming severely malnourished. A 2021 study commissioned by Smile Train found that, globally, …
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… The Mollettes Don’t Do Things Halfway The Mollettes Don’t Do Things Halfway Full Hearts. Full Marathons. Full Smiles. The Mollette family of Little Rock are true diamonds from the Diamond State: They are tough, they are rare, their … this role, he shares his story with donors and foundations and has become the face of the hospital — literally, as his smile beams from billboards up and down Arkansas and from the sides of ambulances across Little Rock. Completing the … for a purpose.” While they didn’t have a cause in mind when they registered, the choice was soon obvious: Team EMPOWER , Smile Train’s endurance athletics program. “ We feel Smile Train is the foremost name out there for cleft care . And …
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… Mathias’ Life Could Have Turned Out Much Differently Mathias’ Life Could Have Turned Out Much Differently His smile is a miracle people like you made possible Location is everything. In the Andes Mountains, the higher up a mountain … before. Thankfully, before they could panic, their doctors shared some truly good news: Thanks to an organization called Smile Train, their baby would receive all the cleft care he would ever need for free down the street at Clinicas Noel, … Camila. “She’s always super up-to-date on his treatments, making the right decisions for him.” Ivan Velez Ivan Velez, Smile Train’s Program Manager for the region, meets hundreds of patients and their families each year; yet this family …
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… A Message of Hope from Afghanistan A Message of Hope from Afghanistan How our partners in Kabul are helping children smile through the unthinkable. More than 550,000 Afghanis displaced by conflict since the start of 2021. Crops unable to … give into despair. In the face of war, destruction, and the unknown, they journeyed across Kabul to bring their baby to Smile Train’s local partner, Be Team International Hospital. There, Dr. Hashimi was no less determined to give Mohammad … breathe, and thrive. "Mohammad" before cleft surgery. During a summer when all of Afghanistan seemed to be crumbling, Smile Train’s partners at Be Team International Hospital performed 64 life-changing cleft surgeries in July and 76 in …
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… Jenner's hosts still on cleft journey Mia Update: Kylie Jenner's Hosts Still on Cleft Journey A patient’s mother on how Smile Train partners treated her daughter In 2017, Smile Train Ambassador Kylie Jenner and her mother, Kris, visited our partners and patients in Lima, Peru — including … Caritas Felices (MCF), where she could receive the care she needed completely free thanks to an organization called Smile Train. I didn’t know how it would work and it sounded too good to be true, but I had to take the chance for my …