Years of waiting are over for Osvaldo. Thanks to the skills of the surgeons in Richmond, Virginia who volunteer with The World Pediatric Project, Osvaldo's miracle surgical donation has happened. His six weeks of post-operative healing is over, and Osvaldo will be returning to his parents in Guatemala this week. COTA networks with volunteer American Airlines employees to escort our patients home, and The Miles for Kids program donated his airline ticket. Perhaps Osvaldo is smiling because he knows how fortunate he has been to have so many adults working on his behalf.
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Osvaldo Prepares to Return to Guatemala
Years of waiting are over for Osvaldo. Thanks to the skills of the surgeons in Richmond, Virginia who volunteer with The World Pediatric Project, Osvaldo's miracle surgical donation has happened. His six weeks of post-operative healing is over, and Osvaldo will be returning to his parents in Guatemala this week. COTA networks with volunteer American Airlines employees to escort our patients home, and The Miles for Kids program donated his airline ticket. Perhaps Osvaldo is smiling because he knows how fortunate he has been to have so many adults working on his behalf.
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