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… Kate Donovan: Smile Train Helped Me Learn to Tell My Story Kate Donovan: Smile Train Helped Me Learn to Tell My Story After Kate’s son passed away, she rarely spoke about him. Now, she’s sharing … complications with his cleft. Until recently, Kate could hardly bring herself to talk about him with anyone. She joined Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council to support others in similar situations and to keep David’s memory alive. …
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… Real Lives Saved Virtual Marathons, Real Lives Saved When endurance events got canceled around the world, these Smile Train supporters ran anyway. When COVID-19 forced Smile Train's partner hospitals in 70+ countries to delay lifesaving cleft surgeries — 39,000 and counting as of December … safety protocols, and did everything else they possibly could to ensure no patient in need was left behind. And because Smile Train's partners didn't slow down, our Team EMPOWER athletes didn't either. When the pandemic canceled their races, …
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… Smile Train Joins FDI World Dental Federation to Amplify the Importance of Good Oral Health Smile Train Joins FDI World Dental Federation to Amplify the Importance of Good Oral Health The collaboration is in celebration of World Oral Health Day New York, NY (March 20, 2024) – Smile Train , the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, teams up with FDI World Dental Federation to promote a …
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… Leana Was Born with a Cleft Too, we Charted a New Path When Leana Was Born with a Cleft Too, we Charted a New Path With Smile Train’s help, Leonardo gave his daughter the cleft care he dreamed of as a child In Cebu, Philippines, Leonardo was … looking back now, it was a blessing in disguise. We started to search online for new options, and that’s how we found Smile Train. After messaging their Facebook page, we were put in contact with Smile Train staff. Two weeks later, Leana’s surgery was scheduled. It was unbelievable! At four years old, Leana was …
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… and smiling. In 2014, a police officer in the town of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala came across an abandoned and extremely underweight child living with an untreated cleft lip and palate. The officer had recently seen an increase in abandoned … severe droughts and lack of jobs, so he knew exactly where to bring the vulnerable child — Smile Train Partner Esperanza de Vida. Esperanza de Vida’s sprawling campus includes a hospital, a retirement home, a school, and, most importantly for this abandoned …
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… Left When Our Daughter Was Born With a Cleft My Husband Left When Our Daughter Was Born With a Cleft But thanks to Smile Train and my family, we have never been alone Alimatu lives in the city of Kumasi, Ghana, with her eight-year-old daughter, Rawdah, a Smile Train patient. Her husband left shortly after Rawdah was born, leaving her to raise a baby with a cleft alone. … afforded even one of these surgeries on our own, but both were completely free thanks to Komfo Anokye’s partnership with Smile Train. This was an unspeakable gift for Rawdah and our family. Thanks to Smile Train, Rawdah was also able to …
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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 Mother Learns to Trust A Mother Learns to Trust A cleft mom from Nepal on how Smile Train helped heal her whole family. Meiju is the mother of Mrighna, a girl from Kathmandu, Nepal, who was born with a cleft. Below, she shares her family’s journey to Smile Train and the healing your support made possible. This interview was conducted in 2018, when Mrighna was just over … care for her and we didn’t want to hurt her. Thankfully, the hospital staff told us that clefts were treatable, and that Smile Train would sponsor the costs of all the care she would ever need at Vayodha Hospital nearby. Knowing that freed us …
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… About Us About Us Over the past 25+ years, Smile Train has supported safe and quality cleft care for 2+ million children. What Does Smile Train Do? Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery …
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… Journey In His Mother’s Words David’s Cleft Journey in His Mother’s Words Magaly is the mother of David, age five, a Smile Train patient in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us her son’s journey to cleft care and what Smile Train has meant for her entire family. We are originally from Guaranda, a small town about five hours from Quito. … long because shortly after learning about that other organization, a friend of my husband’s met me and told me about Smile Train. At first, I could hardly believe it — how was it possible that David could receive treatment from doctors …
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… Treatment is Long, but Zuleika’s Parents Persisted The Walk to Treatment is Long, but Zuleika’s Parents Persisted With Smile Train, a full and healthy life is no longer wishful thinking, but a reality Fidel lives in the countryside in … Finally, their faith was rewarded when they met Dr. Julio Gonzalez, who told them that, thanks to an organization called Smile Train, Zuleika could receive the last two surgeries she needed free of charge. With Smile Train, surgery for Zuleika became a dream realized. “We [finally] achieved what we were waiting for!” Fidel …
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… The Ballad of King Daniel, the People’s King The Ballad of King Daniel, the People’s King Smile Train and the Sing Me a Story Foundation team up to bring a boy’s dreams to life In an unassuming brick house on a quiet street in a sleepy village in New Jersey lives a truly extraordinary boy. One whose smile and laughter cast a spell over all who meet him. His name is Daniel. His story begins once upon a time, when two … they were there to help him be the best Daniel he could possibly be. It wasn’t only his family who were entranced by his smile — its magic was apparent to all who glimpsed it. And rather than dim its ability to enchant the mind and melt the …