by Staff | Jun 18, 2014 | General Information
It is easy to fall in love with the babies and children that are being treated by the Austin Smiles team. Here are a few that we are loving this week. Ximena is 12 months old and charming is the only word to describe her. Maritsa was dressed in a precious denim dress...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | General Information
The power went out in the hospital on Monday, producing lots of anxiety for the medical team and for the patients’ parents. Fortunately it came back on almost immediately. Today the power went out again about 10:30 am, but this time the hospital had to rely on...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | General Information
Austin Smiles volunteers call ourselves a family, but in many cases that is literally true. Husbands and wives regularly serve together, and volunteers frequently bring a child, niece, or nephew along. On this trip we have two sets of sisters. In a family of 5...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | General Information
Alisa Baron is a speech pathologist who is trained in bilingual therapy. She speaks Spanish beautifully. On Smiles trips, she works with children and their parents at numerous points in the process. At triage, she examines children for velo-pharyngeal insufficiency,...
by Staff | Jun 17, 2014 | General Information
About 2 months ago Mission Director Leilani Briseno and Dr. Harshbarger traveled to El Salvador to screen potential patients for facial reconstruction. Impressions were made of patients’ teeth to anticipate jaw realignment surgery. A Salvadoran orthodontist referred...
