Our May Surgery Weekend, held on May 4th & 5th, was a huge success! On Saturday, Fresh Start provided 9 infants, children, & teens with extensive reconstructive surgeries, and on Sunday we saw over 40 children for consultations, evaluations, laser treatments,…
Juan was born with cleft lip and palate and became a Fresh Start patient in 1995. Juan’s condition affected both his health and confidence and, because of his family’s limited income, he had nowhere else to turn to receive all of…
Favour was born in Nigeria with bilateral hemifacial microsomia, a congenital disorder which causes part of the face to be underdeveloped & misaligned including underdeveloped ears & a severely disfigured jaw. Fresh Start brought Favour & her mother to San…
Angela was born with bilateral complete cleft lip and palate and her family had nowhere to turn to provide her with the medical care she so desperately needed. Now Angela has been a Fresh Start patient for over 15 years and has received…
Maria was born with cleft lip and palate in Mexicali – although her initial surgeries were provided by a local health organization, she still required additional surgeries and dental care to give her complete health and confidence. Now, after over…
Our Surgery Weekend on November 10 & 11 was a huge success! In total, Fresh Start saw more than 50 kids over the course of the weekend – ranging from children who required extensive reconstructive surgeries to kids receiving their very…
Our Surgery Weekend on September 15 & 16 was a huge success! In total, Fresh Start saw over 50 kids throughout the Weekend through the help and support of over 50 volunteers who made all of our amazing work possible.…
Although Carlos is only six years old, he has already had to face a tragic accident that ripped his world apart. A few years ago, Carlos was playing on a swing set that collapsed, mutilating his eye and part of…
Edilawit was born in Ethiopia and as a young girl developed retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in her eye. Luckily, at about two years old, Edilawit had her eye surgically removed, and although the cancer was now gone, she went through…
Born with club feet, Roberta knows firsthand what it feels like to be embarrassed and ashamed because of a physical deformity. Throughout her life, doctors told Roberta that she wouldn’t be able to run…but not only does Roberta now run, surf, and…
