So No Child Must Wait

My Tho, Vietnam 2006: Van Huy After Interplast

Van Hui after cleft lip surgery
Originally uploaded by interplast.

Here is Van Huy after his surgery. It was very successful, and while he may be a little grumpy when he wakes up, his life will now be completely different

My Tho, Vietnam 2006: Van Huy Before Interplast

  Van Huy before surgery 
  Originally uploaded by interplast.

The first three days of surgery have been quite a success. It has been quite an adventure, first with 2 suitcases MIA until yesterday, then the autoclave machine going down (but now back up and running thanks to the hospital's engineer), the difficulty contacting friends and family in the States, and of course the food: fish and shrimp heads, fish sauce, squid, and all sorts of funky fruits! All of the team members' spirits are high and we have really bonded as a team towards our goal of helping these unfortunate children.

This is Van Huy. As you can tell he has a pretty intense bilateral cleft lip. He is scheduled for surgery later today and I will try to ge a picture of hm after he emerges.