I Love The Heros Who Help Me Be Able To Do What I Do!!! Thank You All!

Today I want to thank some of the people who make my job easier... These are in no certain order, they are all important!

This is my precious grand son, Michael Gonzalez... Mikey you light up my life!!!

My mom and dad... they keep me focused, keep my life on track and send me care packages....  I love you both!

Anne is the cook at the hotel where I take most of my teams... Thank you Anne for keeping the food clean and my people from getting sick...I love you!

This is Vilo Martinez.... yes, he is political... but he has a heart to help the poor... Vilo helps me move the wheelchairs around and deliver them to those in need...  Thank you Vilo, I love you!

Joshua helps me with all kinds of things and is especially effective in the ministry!  He is a born evangelist and I love you Joshua!

This is Pedro Barquero, a partner in prayer... When I need prayer support, I just pick up the telephone and I have an instant prayer warrior...  I know he looks strange here, but he is flying...

Jamileth Villeda, my friend, my prayer partner and my confidant... I love you girlfriend!!!

This is Will, he is a anesthetist,  at Hospital Del Sur in Choluteca... I am so thankful for he and all the rest of the anesthesia team at the hospital... They help me tirelessly with all my medical teams...  Thanks Will and all the others... I love you all!

This is my friend Erlinda and two of her children... She doggy sits when I am busy and can't let the dog out to potty, she helps me cook for my "kids" at the prison, she helps me out all the time sorting donated clothes that come in, bagging beans and donated cornmeal ...  Thanks Erlinda...  I love you!!!

This is my "boy kid"....  Jose Benavides.... I am thankful for him, he drives me around, keeps me on my toes with his constant pranks and jokes, prays for me, runs errands for me, does legal work for the ministry and for me... and drives me crazy!!!!  I love you Jose...

This is Mike Quinn, CRNA retired!  But not retired from helping the poor... Thank you Mike and all the other CRNAs who help with my medical teams...  I love you and all of those who donate their time and energy to help me help others!

Jim Mackey, he's my man... I will never forget the first trip Jim came on to Honduras, Juticalpa to be exact .... He was hooked immediately and I knew he would be a keeper...  Thank you Jim and all the other nurses who help me in the surgeries...  I love you all!!!!  You make my mission possible!

This is my grand daughter Christina, she gives me a reason to live... I love you baby girl!

Aunt Yvonne my special friend and cheerleader!  I love you!

My friend Renan, he has a passion to help the disabled!  We work together giving away a lot of wheelchairs...

Thanks Renan for all your help!

Genny Lainez an inspiration and a precious friend...  I love you Genny!

These are just a few of my special friends...  There are so many more... to many to name...  If you are not featured, don't dismay... I plan on living until I am 120 years old so there is plenty of time to feature you... Don't laugh grandma lived to be 106 and my life has been much easier than hers!

My pastors are not on here, neither of my girls, nor Sonia, my best friend, my mentor, my little brother ... many are not here so don't be worried that I don't love you or care about you...

I love you all!  Happy Valentines Day!

Memory Lane 2006 Mayo Clinic Plastic Surgery Team

I have so many wonderful memories of the years 1991 thru current time. Over the years SMART has brought many, many surgical teams to Honduras. Mayo Clinic Plastic Surgery group has joined us at least 30 times and each time has been a rewarding adventure.

This is an unrepaired cleft lip and palate.

This is an unrepaired bi-lateral cleft lip and palate.

It is seeing these kinds of patients helped, repaired, sent home happy and ready for a new life that makes me so happy to continue to do what I do. New teams are being scheduled for Honduras this year. Consider joining a team... it will change your life.

Mike Quinn, CRNA is deep in thought as he puts this baby under anesthesia. Dr. Uldis Bite stands behind him waiting for his patient to be asleep for surgery.

Dr. Catherine Taylor Foster and Helen Howard-Edwards RN

Another precious baby which received surgery.

Feeding a patient after she woke up from Cleft Lip and Palate repair surgery.

A Peace Corps volunteer translator.