by Ellise Perry | Feb 22, 2014 | General Information
Our Austin Smiles poster child for Veracruz 2014 trip O
by Ellise Perry | Feb 22, 2014 | General Information
A group as large as ours (48 volunteers!) can present transportation nightmares, especially since the hospital was a considerable distance from the hotel. But each morning we were able to board clean new buses in 2 shifts, ignore traffic and enjoy the scenery on the...
by Ellise Perry | Feb 17, 2014 | General Information
For those who don’t normally work in an operating room, what happens there can appear like a well-choreographed dance; a group of focused and well-trained professionals performing their jobs in synergy (Synergy: joint action of participants, that when working...
by Ellise Perry | Feb 14, 2014 | General Information
Ariceli is an 11 month old born with a bilateral cleft lip resulting in a noticeable defect on an otherwise pretty face. She travelled to Veracruz with her father, a single parent, who constantly carried her and fretted whenever she was removed from his arms. Ariceli...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 15, 2013 | General Information
by John Paschal In the evening dimness of room 6, nurse Pearl Falkenberg leaned across the silver rail of the small crib and, with a handheld fan, cooled the baby and his mom, who stood beside the nurse at the edge of the baby bed. Just below the two women,...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 12, 2013 | General Information
Pictured: (nearly) the entire Austin Smiles team Not pictured: volunteer photographer Kris Kennedy Photo by (you guessed it!) Kris Kennedy
