2019 Chattogram, Bangladesh
Day 1-3: Arrival in Chittagong
Chattogram, Bangladesh
What has always struck me about the people that I meet on Rotaplast missions can be summed up by this quote: “The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.” (Paulo Coelho). As we begin a ne... Read More »
Day 4- Lean In
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Where we are staying in our hotel in a bustling downtown area, there is a lot of honking as drivers communicate with each other often to squeeze past each other in tight passages. For some people, the soun... Read More »
Day 5- Operations Commence
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Operation days are the most exciting days for me. I wake up hours early, envisioning in my mind the arm strokes of the Surgeons as they craft a new face. Or the look on a parent’s face when they see Read More »
Day 6- Keep You Forever
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Birthdate: 01/01/08. That looked strange to me. And it should have, because it was made up. The truth is that when Shathi came into the clinic there were a few strange things we noticed. First, she... Read More »
Day 7- Stolen Meat
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Some surgeons favor doing Cleft Lip/Palate Repairs and today held many opportunities. Here are some of the before and after pictures of the young children who received drastic changes to their face by th... Read More »
Day 8- Psychological Prison
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Two of the most well-known figures in Rotaplast are Angelo Capozzi (Medical Director) and Paula Fillari (Lead PACU Nurse), who worked together for many decades in a burn clinic in San Francisco. It is not ... Read More »
Day 9- Meet the Team, part 1
Chattogram, Bangladesh
It took us almost 3 days to travel to Bangladesh, only to wake up early every day, to get to a hospital full of ill and injured people, where we spend the whole day attending to their needs. For most Read More »
Day 10- Meet the Team, part 2
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Today we explore the second half of the team’s answers to what inspires them to come on medical missions: Name: Lois Borie Role: OR Nurse # of Rotaplast Missions: 45 “I came on my first mission sim... Read More »
Day 11- “Unlucky”
Chattogram, Bangladesh
There is always one. Usually you can find them right under your nose, attached at your hip, grabbing for all the things you reach for, walking backward to just be in your gaze. One child stands out on in... Read More »
Day 12- Called Toward the Fire
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Sabina is 8 years. It has been 4 years since a “supernatural event” happened to her, claims her mother. The story goes like this: Sabina was in her room when her mother saw smoke coming from her door. ... Read More »
Thank You and Goodnight
Chattogram, Bangladesh
[L->R David Stellway (Anesthesiologist), Joe Anderson (Lead Anesthesiologist), Michelle Benedict (Photojournalist), Jodelle Myhre (Head Nurse), Katherine Gallagher (Lead Pediatrician), Mohammed Hannan ... Read More »
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Final Results 💙
Chattogram, Bangladesh
What a mission. What a team. What an outcome. From day one, the energy was strong. During pre-clinic, a large number of potential patients arrived, and the surgical schedule quickly filled up. The team mov... Read More »
Four More Procedures, Pos...
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Our final full day of the mission has arrived. Due to our flight schedule and the upcoming elections in Bangladesh, this trip is one day shorter than usual. Early tomorrow morning (02/12), the team will he... Read More »