by Ellise Perry | Nov 6, 2013 | General Information
After waking on Tuesday morning following a Monday palatoplasty with Dr. Gorman and his team, one-year-old Jefferson Florian rests in the arms of his mother’s cousin, Audilio. Photo by Kris Kennedy
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
Outside the triage room on Tuesday morning, two-year-old William Jimenez shares a laugh with a fellow patient. Dr. Zapata spoke to William’s father, Daniel, just prior to the boy’s palatoplasty in OR1 with Dr. Gorman. “He’s a handsome little...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
In room 5 on Tuesday morning, Katherin Perez joins her mother, Silvia, in a big smile. Following successful surgeries on Monday afternoon, Katherin enjoyed sips of Gatorade before bedtime. “She gulped it right down,” said Silvia. Dr. Zapata, who performed...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
On Tuesday morning, Austin Smiles Mission Administrator Martha Mashburn takes a break from official duties to entertain three young patients just outside the triage room. Originally a volunteer photographer for Austin Smiles, Martha began working fulltime three years...
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
On Tuesday morning, Elva Barrera is secure in the arms of her mother and her surgeon, Dr. Wilder, a day after surgery. Photo by Kris Kennedy
by Ellise Perry | Nov 5, 2013 | General Information
Some of these kids smile a lot, and some are stoic. Despite every effort on the part of volunteers, three-year-old Maycol Catalan just would not break a smile. Here, even as he’s dressed and ready to go home after a successful palatoplasty and pharyngeal flap,...
