Day 3 of surgery is well underway. Yesterday a surgical team from Kunming arrived on the invitation of the hospital and CPWF, our Chinese partner, to ensure that all of the eligible patients would receive their cleft lip and palate surgery. Over the next two and half days, they will handle the overflow of qualifying...
It’s Day Two in the OR for the Zhaotong 2018 mission. There are 7 surgeries on the schedule today, our first day for palate repairs. Patients range in age from 5 months to 12 years. Today was also the first day for rounds by the surgeons to see the patients from yesterday. They are recovering...
Question: What is the name of the blue ‘sleeve’ this little girl is wearing? Answer: These arm boards are called no-nos and are used to prevent babies from pulling their stitches.
You won’t believe this incredible story from a grateful father! Dear Alliance for Smiles, I want to tell you the story about how I brought my son Ji Wu to you. I was buying vegetables at our village market and heard about a group called “Alliance for Smiles” doing free cleft surgery at HuangShi Central...
