We are thrilled to honor three extraordinary women – Patricia Chibbaro, Margy Maroutsis and Jodie Berlin Morrow for their decades of enhancing the lives of myFace patients!
SPOTLIGHTS
A Day In My Life
I actually have 2 holes in my body that most kids don’t have. There’s the stomach one, and I have one in my throat, too. They call it a Trach, which is short for tracheostomy.
4 Ways to Spread The Love this Valentines Day!
This Valentine’s day give back to craniofacial community while shopping for your special someone who deserves a sweet and unique gift.
The Face of Life
The world offers us lessons that we can choose to either grasp tightly or hold onto loosely. Some define us, while others might be mistakenly overlooked. Over the last couple of years, I realized that my younger, free spirited, high energy and above all, smiling self was just a dream.
Family Spotlight: Father’s Day Edition 2016
In honor of Father’s Day, we want to recognize awesome fathers everywhere; in particular we would like to highlight Russel Newman, proud and dedicated father of Nathaniel. Nathaniel was born with Treacher Collins syndrome 12 years ago and has so far undergone 56 surgeries.
Family Spotlight: The Pleasants-Smith Family
We are a family of five, with three terrific kids: McLaine, Jaimeson and Andy. McLaine is our 21-year-old college student. She was born without a facial difference. Our 18-year-old daughter, Jaimeson, was born with a severe expression of Treacher Collins Syndrome. Two years after Jaimeson was born, we adopted our
A life Changing Experience
The day after I was born, a geneticist was able to inform my parents that I had a rare congenital birth defect, though they were unsure how to proceed. The condition caused the bones of my skull, mid-face and spinal column to be malformed, causing a multitude of other medical problems.
Why We Give
Several years ago, Nick O’Neill and Mary Valiante found themselves in the happy position of being able to increase their charitable donations. After researching myFace and the work the organization does, Nick and Mary felt myFace would fit perfectly with their desire to support patients in need of facial reconstruction.
A Father’s Reflection
I have a quick reflection about fatherhood and love that I’ve been meaning to write about for awhile. As a father one of the biggest things I learned about parenthood from my dad was to love and sacrifice. For different people those things manifest in an infinite number of ways.
Face-transplant recipient meets dead donor’s sister
myFace is honored to provide critical psychosocial services to Richard Lee Norris on an ongoing basis including speech therapy, nutritional support and psychological counseling. myFace additionally provides airline transportation and housing to Richard when he travels to NYC for his medical appointments. He has become an integral member of the
No matter how you give, your support has a direct and lasting impact.
By making a donation to myFace, you enable us to continue our mission of providing quality comprehensive craniofacial care and support, as well as education and information that empower patients, families and the greater craniofacial community, enabling them to lead full and productive lives.