Kanika is an energetic two-year old. Her mom heard about Rotaplast from a neighbor and made the 40 mile trip to Faridabad. Children heal very quickly and by the morning after surgery, Kanika was out in the hall playing ball with a new friend.
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Let us gather
New Delhi, India
Phyllis Meshulam is a poet teacher with California Poets in the Schools, and came on the mission as the recreation therapist, charged with keeping the children entertained while awaiting their surgery. On ... Read More »
Divyanshi
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Dharmedra and Soni said they were very happy that they saw the newspaper advertisement for the Rotaplast mission. Divyanshi is their first child, born with a cleft lip and palate. At five months, he was re... Read More »
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