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20 Years of Hope: Our 1st Cleft Exchange, Dr. Padilla, and Sydney & Reagan

Posted on October 5, 2023

In late 2003, when Love Without Boundaries was just a few months old as a foundation, we were approached by a medical team that wanted to set up a cleft surgery mission to China. We never in a million years would have attempted something as complex as sending a team of physicians to a foreign […]

20 Years of Hope: Joy

Posted on September 14, 2023

Almost immediately after she was born, tiny Joy was whisked away from her mother to undergo emergency surgery for a life-threatening intestinal condition. Days later, she was diagnosed with a complex heart issue as well — an atrioventricular (AV) canal defect. This condition involves a large hole in the very center of the heart chambers, […]

20 Years of Hope: Kaniel

Posted on September 7, 2023

Baby Kaniel was born in Uganda in July of 2016, to the great joy of his parents Ronald and Joy. Their happiness quickly turned to fear and sadness when Kaniel went into distress just a few hours later. His breathing became labored, and nurses came running to whisk the tiny newborn away to the ICU. […]

20 Years of Hope: Oliver

Posted on August 3, 2023

Baby Oliver was born with Down syndrome in 2016, and his little heart was failing. Hope was also failing for his devoted parents as they tirelessly sought treatment for their beloved son. Oliver and his impoverished family touched many hearts in the LWB community when we ran a series of blogs on him and his […]

20 Years of Hope: Jackie

Posted on July 27, 2023

Teenage Jackie had been suffering from a heart defect her entire life. She had been diagnosed with a large ASD (atrial septal defect), a hole in her heart that should have been repaired when she was much younger. Because their parents were not able to care for them, Jackie and a sister were living with […]

3 Ugandan Children Arrive in India for Heart Surgeries

Posted on July 25, 2023

This week, three children from Uganda headed to India to receive their long-awaited heart surgeries. As with any complicated trip involving medically fragile kids, some travel glitches occurred. Sadly, one of the children chosen for this travel group, little Arianna, is currently ill in the hospital and unable to travel, and we’re working with this […]

154 Children Healed: LWB’s Newest Pediatric Hernia Mission

Posted on July 16, 2023

A team of 24 physicians, nurses, anesthesiologists, and other medical staff came together at Kawolo Hospital in Lugazi, Uganda for our June 2023 Uganda Pediatric Hernia Mission — and it was an amazing week of hope and healing! The surgical team, led by Dr. Charles Odongo, completed 154 life-altering pediatric hernia surgeries in five days […]

20 Years of Hope: Raven

Posted on July 13, 2023

Little Raven was born in India in April 2020. Her parents were thrilled at the birth of their first child, but their excitement quickly turned to panic when they took her to her first check-up at 15 days old. Doctors discovered a hole (a ventricular septal defect, or VSD) in Raven’s heart but reassured the […]

Why Cleft Lip and Palate Need to be Repaired

Posted on June 27, 2023

Just one year after Love Without Boundaries was organized as a charity in 2003, we organized our very first cleft trip to China. During this first trip, over 50 babies and children born with cleft lip and palate were healed by a team of American medical professionals who generously donated their time and expertise. This LWB model […]

20 Years of Hope: Cui

Posted on June 22, 2023

In 1986, a tiny baby named Cui was born with a very wide bilateral cleft lip. As a result, her birth parents abandoned her in a rural field shortly after she came into the world. Thankfully, a man passing by that day found Cui bundled up near the dusty road. When he saw the tiny […]

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