Surgery
Patients
Helping baby Jiao
A girl from Laos with spina bifida
Over the years I have helped a number of girls with spina bifida - a neural tube defect, often caused by maternal nutrient deficiency. The condition starts as...
Surgeries
The Wait is Over
Ai Long’s long wait is over!
When the Burmese-Thai border opened again in March 2023, the very first patient to come for surgery in the cleft program here was our beloved Ai Long! He is...
Patients
A Long Journey for Amy
Amy was born in a poor, rebel-controlled area of NE Myanmar. When she was about two years old, she developed a small sore on her lip. Unfortunately, this developed into a flesh-eating bacterial disease...