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… It Starts with a Smile: Sofia It Starts with a Smile: Sofia It started with a smile and continues with comprehensive, personalized care. In honor of our 20th Anniversary, we caught up with some of our former patients to learn how their lives have changed since their Smile Train-supported cleft surgeries. For our third update in our “It Starts with a Smile” video series, we catch up …
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… Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Neither lack of knowledge or a pandemic were any match for her mom Anna was elated to discover she was pregnant. … what she had been searching for — and more than even she had ever dared imagine. A local social worker pointed her to Smile Train partner care center Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, where he assured her Savannah would receive all the cleft …
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… Smile Train Regional Update: South East Asia Smile Train Regional Update: South East Asia Our Regional Director for South East Asia on our local response to COVID-19. … to ensure patient safety and enable hospitals to effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano, Smile Train's Area Director for South East Asia, shares an update on how Smile Train partners in her region are using …
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… Kimmy Flaviano Steers Smile Train To The Farthest Islands Kimmy Flaviano Steers Smile Train to the Farthest Islands The Philippines has unique challenges for children receiving cleft treatment. Kimmy is more than up to meeting them. Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano is Smile Train’s Area Director for South East Asia. Based in Manila, she oversees Smile Train’s programs in the Philippines, …
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… Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” Santi: “Dream Big; Don’t Stop” For adults with clefts, a smile also means fulfilling work with dignity. Not a day of school went by when Santi didn’t cry. He was born with a … His classmates bullied him without mercy. Looking back on it now, Santi remembers the tears, but in the same breath smiles and says, “But the best part was that I still made the honor roll every year.” Santi owes his fighting spirit to … one day he visited his dentist at the Philippine General Hospital and someone on staff told him an organization called Smile Train would sponsor the cost of the rest of the cleft care he needed. Santi received surgery and care from …
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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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… Bioethics. From her home in Panama, she flew to the Philippines, where she would spend the next five months supporting Smile Train programs as a Community Health Program Specialist at long-time Smile Train partner Philippine Band of Mercy. Her work was part of GSK’s innovative PULSE volunteer program, which allows … an opportunity within the organization by the company’s partners. Ingrid was the first PULSE volunteer to work with Smile Train as part of Smile Train and GSK’s multi-year partnership . As a nutrition expert, a former international …
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… in the Philippines. She was also born with a cleft. She wrote us recently to share what she’s up to and how she believes Smile Train set her on the path to success. I have been receiving Smile Train-supported cleft treatment from the team at Philippine Band of Mercy since I was young, starting with … and I am grateful to have had that chance. But I will be even more confident once my braces come off and I have a full smile! I hope that in the future, after I have a career, I will be able to donate to Smile Train to help them in helping …
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… out of school for fear that he would be bullied there, too. Even before his cleft surgery, Kyle was never shy about his smile Soon another challenge arose: finding a hospital to perform Kyle’s much-needed cleft surgery. The family went to a … regular’s hair, making casual small talk. When he brought up Kyle and his cleft, the customer asked, “Have you heard of Smile Train? Bring Kyle to the hospital in Olongapo. They will perform his surgery for free.” Kyle before and after cleft … The family thought it sounded too good to be true, but they had no other options. The family made the long journey to Smile Train partner James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital to discover if this miracle was truly possible. There, staff …
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… her parents. Finally, when Angel was five months old, a doctor referred them to Marikina St. Vincent General Hospital, a Smile Train partner. They took her in right away. A thorough examination confirmed what Joy and Jonathan had feared: … upon seeing her baby’s face. This time, tears of happiness. Angel after cleft palate surgery Angel received her second Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery one year later, to heal her cleft palate. Now, she could smile and eat like every other child — but that could not be the end of her cleft journey. Angel holding a picture of …
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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 …
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… money to pay hospitals and doctors. Everything went towards food and basic needs. Thankfully, Maricel learned about Smile Train partner Tebow CURE through one of their neighbors, giving them a new sense of hope for their daughter's future. Elizabeth received life-changing cleft surgery at no cost to the family, thanks to Smile Train's donors around the world! Maricel and Edward left the hospital knowing that for all the difficulty and … their daughter and a surgery that will change her life forever. Our Impact in the Philippines As of January 2021 64,000 Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgeries in the Philippines since 2000 40+ Partner hospitals 55+ Active partner surgeons … …