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… from The Heart Cristina Solano: Speaking from the Heart When Cristina learned her son would have a cleft, she sought comfort and support, but found none, even from the local community. Until she met Dr. Dávalos. In the 10 years since, they've changed what it means to have a cleft in Ecuador, together. In 2007, Cristina Solano of Quito, Ecuador decided to take time off from her work as a multimedia designer to prepare for the birth of her first child. At a scheduled …
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… A Son’s Cleft, a Father’s Destiny A Son’s Cleft, a Father’s Destiny How Mouhamed’s cleft might forever change cleft care in Cameroon When a baby is born with a cleft, the impact ripples far beyond their family. It … predict. On a few rare occasions, one baby’s cleft can change their entire country forever after. Mouhamed is one of those rare babies. Mouhamed and Rafiatou His mother, Rafiatou, had never seen a cleft before the nurse handed him to her. …
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… the journey. Now she’s dedicated to making the way easier for others Dr. Mayuri Kalyanpad from Maharashtra, India, was a Smile Train patient as a teenager and just became a doctor herself! In honor of International Women’s Day, we asked this … her to speak for the two of us. Changing Tracks It wasn’t until I was in ninth grade that my doctor told my father about Smile Train. I still needed another surgery on my upper lip, so we went to Bembde Hospital, our local Smile Train partner, and were extremely happy with the results and grateful that it was free. Mayuri just before her …
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… of Team EMPOWER reflects on three marathons in three weeks Candace Mauck started as the new Manager of Team EMPOWER, Smile Train’s endurance athletics squad, this summer. As 2022 ended, she stopped to reflect on how starting her role with … a truly breathless summer was the best introduction to Team EMPOWER that she ever could have asked for. I started at Smile Train in June, and right away they told me that between August and September I would be traveling with Troy … one of our top fundraisers. And there was John Laputz. He has a little sister with a cleft, which made him interested in Smile Train. Even after he moved from the US to Berlin, he stayed really involved with us and has been a good …
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… Bringing the Wow to Wau Bringing the Wow to Wau Meet some of our patients from South Sudan At Smile Train, we believe that high-quality, sustainable, comprehensive cleft care should be accessible to … Train-sponsored care is one of the few cleft treatment options available — if not the only one. Such is the case in South Sudan. Here are stories of just a few of the remarkable children who have received life-changing cleft care at Mary … began trying to cover his mouth. "It pained me deeply to see Jacob struggle with his cleft lip, knowing the impact it had on his self-esteem," Anglina said. Jacob and his sister seemed destined to face cruel, unfair treatment forever …
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… A few years ago, Sally charged Dahlila with finding a cleft organization to donate her Christmas presents to. “I chose Smile Train because of its cleft community activities here in the US,” Dahlila remembers. Sally followed up by doing her own homework on Smile Train, and was so impressed that she signed up for the Young Leadership Circle , a group of graduate students and … of Their Community The first thing Young Leadership Circle Board members are taught is how to turn what they love into smiles for children in need. For Sally and Dahlila, that is their Sunday bowling league matches. Dahlila speaking about …
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… their advice and her heart to Nairobi. What an Anesthesiologist Feels Tsitsi’s CANECSA fellowship was sponsored by Smile Train and marked the first time she had cared for children with clefts. She was hooked from the first smile. “Just seeing the before and after pictures was enough. You don't even need to know more. You can see the drastic … guiding and helping me when I felt alone.” She particularly credits her mentors Drs. Faye Evans and Zipporah Gathuya of Smile Train’s Medical Advisory Board for helping her stay focused and be the force she needed to be to succeed. Tsitsi …
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… I stop worrying about my own child?” Mir’s doctors directed her to the nearby Comilla Trauma Center, where, thanks to Smile Train, Nur could receive cleft care 100% free. Mir and her husband, Munir, brought him before he was even a month … the doctors called Nur into surgery. Mir waited anxiously. At last, her baby boy emerged once again — with a new smile! Nur before and after cleft care “I cannot express in words how precious it was to hold him then. It felt like he … his friends. He is doing well in school. “I cannot express my gratitude to Comilla Trauma Center and the whole team at Smile Train. I hope and pray that, just as Smile Train brought smiles to me and my child, they keep doing their good work …
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… up and helped him shake his sadness out through his spurs. Maximiliano as a baby The team at Fundación Gantz, his local Smile Train partner, helped, too. Far beyond timely surgeries, they also provided him with free, weekly dental care and … you’ve learned the hard way to make things easier for those coming after you, and in this way, too, Maximiliano’s proud smile is the epitome of humility. His ambition is to work to earn money for a few years, then travel to the US to watch … partner surgeons active partner treatment centers Chile Read more stories from Latin America Peru Jul 14, 2023 How Smile Train Brought My Entire Family New Smiles Argentina Jun 27, 2023 Isabella’s Mother Fought to Give Her a Life Worth …
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… seen a cleft before their son Rajesh was born with one. Below, Savitri shares her family’s journey to the free, local Smile Train-sponsored cleft treatment that changed her child’s life. She shared this story before the pandemic. I had … District Hospital in Bhopal, where we met with Dr. Hari Singh Bisoniya, who reassured us that thanks to something called Smile Train, our Rajesh would receive the treatment he needed at no cost to us. At first, we thought this must be a … with his older siblings. We are confident he will go onto succeed and live a good life, and we are endlessly thankful to Smile Train and its donors for their bigheartedness. Rajesh gallery Prev Next The entire Smile Train family holds our …
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… These risks and complications provoke anxiety and uncertainty among surgical teams – Dr. Faye Evans, a member of Smile Train’s Medical Advisory Board and a board member of the global surgical and anesthesia safety non-profit Lifebox , … quell this anxiety and ensure safety, Lifebox, with input from experts across seven African countries and support from Smile Train and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), created the COVID-19 Surgical Patient … setting – thus far the document has been translated into English, French, Hindi, and Spanish. For organizations like Smile Train, Lifebox, and the WFSA, the checklist is a powerful tool to guide surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. As …
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… for safety and quality for every Smile Train partner and program. Medical Advisory Board Members Larry Hollier Jr., MD, FACS Chairman Professor of Plastic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children’s Hospital Karoon Agrawal, MD Senior Consultant Cleft, Hypospadias & Plastic Surgery National Heart Institute Nivaldo Alonso, MD, Ph.D. Associate … Health Professions Education, University of York 2020 BA (Hons) Practitioner Leadership (Nursing), Manchester University 2008 (First class) Catherine Crowley, J.D., Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, ASHA-F Professor of Practice and Director of the Bilingual …