Guatemala Day Five
10/18/2017- Written by Susie Awalt; Photography by Ranjani Agrawal
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Mothers in Art and Healing Therapy with Teresa Cox. Mothers reported that past surgeries have stressful memories that cause anxiety. This therapy created calmness that was transferred to their children.
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Kevin Daley assist the Mothers into the appropriate attire to remain sterile in the pre-op area. Kevin is fluent in Spanish and acts as a translator as well.
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Martha Mashburn, Austin Smiles Director of Office Operations, with her husband, Michael Mashburn. They keep us organized, on time, and fully supplied among other things. Martha wears lots of hats.
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Austin Smiles volunteer, Lucy Cinclair, who is fluent in Spanish and a translator for our group, traveled to the outskirts of Guatemala City to visit the family of patient, Monserrate. This family of six live in a very clean, tidy one room apartment. Monserrate’s parents saw an ad in the local paper about Austin Smiles and they will be traveling by bus tomorrow for her operation.