Speech Pathologist Dianne Altuna has been providing one-on-one feeding care instructions to parents of cleft patients. Today, she begins leading classroom lectures. This is Dianne's first mission to Zimbabwe. She…
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We are happy to share that Tenaka had his cleft lip and soft palate repair and did very well. While awaiting surgery, his mom beautifully sang Hosanna to comfort her…
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Four-month-old Tenaka arrived for patient evaluation today. We soon learned his mother and aunt traveled 200 miles over two days, taking several buses to finally arrive at Harare Children's Hospital.…
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Landmark recipient Misha continues to do well post-operatively with weekly visits for saline injections in his tissue expanders. This will help stretch the tissue and prepare him for his next surgery, tentatively…
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As you know, LEAP is blessed to have the great honor of helping children with complex craniofacial problems through our Landmark Program. We have helped over 40 children from around…
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LEAP’s mission trip to Zimbabwe is just around the corner! Our nurse leadership team includes Circulator Co-Leads Sarah Roffler, RN and John Faulkner, RN (pictured right) and Recovery Lead Erika Grimes,…
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LEAP’s mission trip to Zimbabwe is just around the corner! Leading our entire team of 25 volunteers is pediatric craniofacial plastic surgeon Dr. Eric Payne (Houston, pictured right), who will be working…
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This summer, ISAPS-LEAP Surgical Relief Teams© is going to Lebanon to provide reconstructive surgical care for Syrian patients with chronic burn injuries. We are currently in need of one anesthesiologist…
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National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. To all of our amazing nurse volunteers, we celebrate you for your professional…
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Many of you have been following the story of Misha, our nearly 3-year-old Landmark recipient who is visiting Dallas for the next few months to have craniofacial surgical care. Misha…
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