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MATEO MOLINA

MATEO Six year old Mateo was born without a right ear and there is no treatment for his condition in his hometown in Ecuador. LBFF doctors are donating $18,000 in surgical services, and Mateo is able to stay with family friends during his treatments in New York City. But additional support is still needed to make hearing a reality for him.

Daniella Martinez

MELANIE Nine-year-old Melanie was born with a lazy eye, microtia, atresia and hemifacial microsomia. Her treatment requires four separate procedure during three trips to NYC to create an external ear, to fit her with a bone-anchored hearing aid and for facial surgeries for her lazy eye and missing mandible. She has already undergone jaw reconstruction using rib graft which now allows her to open her jaw and eat normally. Her next surgery will start her ear reconstruction.

 

Featured Children

ONMINYI

ONMINYI is a 6 year old from Nigeria who has bilateral microtia.

 

AMRU FOUL

 

 

AMRU whose full name is Amru Hikmat Abu Al Foul is 16 years old is from Jordan.

 

Palau

PALAU is 13 and from the Ukraine. She lives in an orphanage. Cavernous Hemangioma effects the left side of her face and neck. Please help us help her.

 

TARKESSH MAHENDRAN

TARKESSH is seventeen years old and lives in Malaysia . He was born with \ right ear microtia and atresia (he has 70% hearing loss). There are no surgeons specializing in his required surgeries in his country.

Daniella Martinez

DANIELLA is a 7 year old from Denver, CO. She has right ear
microtia.

 

 

TARKESSH MAHENDRAN

LANDON is seven-years-old and lives in Springtown, TX. He will require two separate procedures to correct his microtia. His first surgery will take place in January 2010.

 

  
ALEXIS STIFF

ALEXIS is a seven year old from Michigan with unilateral microtia. Her family has medicaid, but is unable to afford traveland housing while she undergoes surgery in New York City. You can help underwrite her treatments with your donation.

AUSTIN ARRINDELL

AUSTIN
12 year old from Bronx, NY with Microtia.




LORENA OCHOA

LORENA is an eleven-year old girl waiting to live a normal life, one without shame and ridicule. Lorena has bilateral microtia (missing ear) and is missing both ear canals, but no treatment for her condition is available in her hometown in Ecuador. LBFF doctors are donating $18,700 in surgery, and she is able to stay with friends during her treatments, but additional support is still needed to make her treatment possible.

MATTHEW CLARK

MATTHEW Twelve year old Matthew is from Tobago West Indies.

 

 


MATEO MOLINA

LABENTIA Twelve-year-old Labentia lives in Kosovo.
She was born with microtia and a mandible deformity. She is awaiting a visa and is expected to come to NYC in the coming months for her first microtia surgery. While in NYC, our medical team will evaluate her jaw condition and consider treatment options.