by Ellise Perry | Oct 1, 2014 | General Information
Day 5: To give a quick update on our little crayon eater, Jesus was able to make it into surgery yesterday and did great. He’ll be heading home today. The team had nine surgeries on the schedule and started extra early to get them all knocked out. Everyone was...
by Ellise Perry | Oct 1, 2014 | General Information
A little story about Brayan… Our very first patient out of surgery was a little 5-year-old boy from Atempan, Puebla named Brayan. He arrived on Sunday for triage with an elderly woman who identified herself as his mother. Brayan loved stickers and quickly won...
by Ellise Perry | Sep 30, 2014 | General Information
Day 4: It’s a beautiful day in Puebla to build some new smiles! The morning started out with triage and follow-up visits to yesterday’s six patients who are doing great! We’ve been able keep them entertained with stickers, coloring books, and by...
by Ellise Perry | Sep 30, 2014 | General Information
What a day! The first team arrived at the hospital around 6:30 AM Monday morning for the first day of surgeries. After some searching we were able to round up the eight patients scheduled for today. The ages range from as young as 6-months up to 5 years. All the...
by Ellise Perry | Sep 29, 2014 | General Information
Day 2: The team arrived at Hospital General De Cholula this morning to prepare for the week’s surgeries and conduct triage. The hospital is a beautiful, brand-new facility that opened in November of last year. We had a warm welcome from the local medical staff,...
by Ellise Perry | Sep 27, 2014 | General Information
Day 1: Well, the day has finally arrived and we’ve got 27 Austin Smile-ers headed to Puebla, Mexico! We’ll keep you up-to-date along the way sharing the experience of this innagural trip to Puebla. Wish us luck and let us know via facebook...
