April 2014 Surgery Team

Nurse Ashley smiles after comforting 3 year old Justina after surgery, who then fell asleep in her arms.
Miriam with her father after having her tonsils removed. They live in a very remote area and traveled for more than 15 hours to come to Mission of Hope for surgery.
Juan is 10 years old and is pictured here with his mom after surgery to repair his perforated eardrum. (Read his story on page 2 in the Fall, 2014 Newsletter.)
Natalia is so happy to have had a successful thyroid surgery. She rode the bus for 16 hours from Sucre to come to Mission of Hope.
Isabel enjoys coloring after a successful thyroid surgery to remove a goiter that had been growing for more than 20 years!
Piter and his father listen attentively to Ivonne as she explains the discharge instructions for Piter’s ear surgery.