On a mission to spread smiles
In the Philippines, 5-year-old Niño is playful, energetic and makes everyone around him laugh with his games and smiles. His mother says she’s happy Niño has been surrounded by a…
Patient Stories
In Paraguay, an ultrasound raises alarm
During a routine ultrasound in her final trimester, the doctors told Karen her baby would be born with a facial difference although they didn’t tell her what it could be.…
In Rwanda, a mother’s quest to help her son
Judith’s trials in life started long before she gave birth to her son. She was an orphan and struggled to find the means to feed herself. She had her son, Alejandro, at…
Starving for food, starving for attention
Esdras Mendoza looked like a newborn at just 4.9 kilograms, or about 10 pounds. I locked eyes with him in passing and instantly fell in love. It wasn’t until later…
The gift of love in the form of a smile
The moment when a mother sees her newborn baby for the first time is a joyous, special occasion. However, sometimes there are instances when that special moment is followed by…
A grandmother’s chance to help change her granddaughter’s life
Born in 2005 with a bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate, Dina Alexander has struggled to communicate for nearly a decade. Just last month, Dina’s grandmother Benigna heard on the…