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Day Three: Surgeries Have Begun
Day Three: Surgeries Have Begun 10/16/2017- Written by Susie Awalt; Photography by Ranjani Agrawal
Guatemala Day One & Two
Day One & Two 10/14/17 & 10/15/17 - Written by Susie Awalt; Photography by Ranjani Agrawal Day one of the Austin Smiles Medical Mission trip began on October 14th, 2017. We gathered at 3:30 am for a 5 am departure to Guatemala City with doctors, nurses, and...
Behind the Life of an Intern
Behind the Life of an Intern- by Jennifer Gonzalez I’m Jennifer Gonzalez, the new intern for Austin Smiles. I am a third year undergraduate student at The University of Texas. Currently, I am working towards my Health and Society degree while following a pre-medical...
Veracruz 2017, Follow Up
Now that I am back from the trip it has taken me a couple of days to digest what exactly happened and the impact it made on my life. Thinking back to last week it seems like a beautiful dream. There was no way to take in every tear and every smile, I would have been...
Veracruz 2017, Kenia
June 14, 2017 Kenia - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon There are no words to describe the day-in-the-life of a patient and a parent who come for surgery with us at Austin Smiles. Below is the couple of days-in-the-life of Kenia and her mom. Kenia is...
Veracruz 2017, Surgery, Day Three
June 13, 2017 Surgery, Day Three - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon Today I spent most of my day in Surgery. The things our doctors do is beyond my comprehension and beyond the scope of my knowledge, but is fascinating. [gallery columns="1" size="large"...
Veracruz 2017, Surgery, Day Two
June 12, 2017 Surgery, Day Two - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon I walked into the hospital and immediately could feel the pressure of change I had felt the day before. I knew today would change my life and I would never see people the same way again. I...
Veracruz 2017, Triage, Day One
June 11, 2017 Triage, Day One - Written and Photography by Natalie deLeon Walking in to the Albergue DIF area made you feel like you had a purpose in life. The atmosphere was thick with excitement, gratitude, respect, and hopefulness. The hallway looked like it went...
Veracruz 2017, Meet Deborah Our Co-Mission Administrator
By Natalie deLeon Austin, Texas - Deborah Kirk has a gentle spirit about her, always has a smile on her face, and greets you with warm hugs - as if you have known her for years. She has volunteered on over 12 mission trips, was a past board member and chair,...
Camp Amigo 2017, Tribute to Volunteers and Campers
March 25, 2017 Tribute to Camp Amigo Volunteers and Campers – By Natalie deLeon; photos by Natalie deLeon and Joe Castanedo Burton, Texas- Camp Amigo, a project of Austin Smiles – The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation, is a program that brings together...
El Salvador 2017, Third Surgery Day
Third Surgery Day – February 22, 2017 Austin Smiles Volunteers: Going to Extraordinary Lengths for Others – By Kristen Brown; photos by Sarah Carney An Austin Smiles medical mission team is a mix of veteran-trip goers, first-time volunteers, medical experts, and...
El Salvador 2017, Second Surgery Day
Second Surgery Day – February 21, 2017 Samuel – By Kristen Brown; photos by Sarah Carney San Salvador- On Day 2 of surgery, we want to highlight a baby whose big smile, happy disposition, and incredible transformation touched the hearts of the entire Austin Smiles...
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