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Frank Pinzone

Frank Pinzone
Frank Pinzone contracted a bacterial infection at the age of two. It resulted in the loss of skin on his face, partial loss of his intestines and the amputation of both his legs. He has undergone numerous skin grafting procedures on his face and body as well as physical therapy to help in his rehabilitation.

When Frank was ten years old, the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation raised funds to help the Amherst, New York boy. In 1995 and 1996, plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Meilman donated his services at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, near Buffalo, New York in an effort to improve Frank's facial appearance and to raise his self esteem to some degree as he entered his teenage years.

 

 


Irina Nefyodova

Irina Nefyodova
Irina Nefyodova is from Russia. When she was eight years old her face was being destroyed by a benign tumor. Instead of learning how to ride a bike or swim or jump rope, Irina hid from the world.

The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation came to Irina's aid by bringing her to the United States and Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York. In 1996 the surgery to remove the tumor was performed by Doctorss Kulwant Bhangoo and Jeffrey Meilman.

The six hour procedure restored her face and gave Irina back her self esteem and a bright future.

 

 


Tihana Vasarevic

Tihana Vasarevic
An explosion during the Bosnian War claimed many members of Tihana Vasarevic's family and almost completely destroyed her face. It needed to be rebuilt including her nose and giving her new eyebrows and a new hair line.

Thanks to the remarkable talents of Dr. Jeffrey Meilman and Riyaz Hassanali and the donated services of Kenmore Mercy and Sisters Hospitals in Buffalo, New York, Tihana can face life. And when she greets the world with her new face the world she greets it with praise for the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation.

Tihana was blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1995.

 

 


Trevaughn Lewis

Trevaughn Lewis
Trevaughn Lewis is a three year old child from Kingston, Jamaica. At three months old, he underwent an operation to remove a large tumor that encompassed his left eye and the soft tissue around the left eye. The operation left him disfigured and over time, without a prosthesis, the tissue began to shrink and deform.

Early in 2000 the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation and a team of doctors traveled to Jamaica to perform humanitarian surgery at the Bustamante Children's Hospital in Kingston. Trevaughn was presented to the surgical team and doctors there requested he be brought to the United States for reconstructive surgery.

The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation made arrangements for Trevaughn to be brought to the United States for reconstructive surgery to the left orbit and an eye prosthesis at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, New York.

 

 


Meera Pardeshi

Meera Pardeshi
Meera Pardeshi was severely burned when a kitchen stove exploded. Her injuries were so severe that although Indian doctors saved her life her scars were so hideous that she refused to leave her home.

It was at the request of the late Mother Teresa that Dr. Jeffrey Meilman and the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation agreed to help Meera. In 1998 the foundation brought her to the United States and persuaded Kenmore Mercy Hospital Anesthesiologist, Dr. Thomas O'Connor, and Dr. Meilman to donate the services needed to make Meera feel human again.

Today Meera is confident and part of the family of children who have been helped by the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation.

Meera was blessed by Pope John Paul II 1998.


 
 



James Huebbers


James Huebbers
James Huebbers is an eleven year old from Sloan, New York, near Buffalo. He was born with an inherited disease called Neurofibromatosis. He has had severe facial deformities which have necessitated previous surgery. Although his condition may be progressive, the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation is sponsoring extensive facial reconstructive surgery and left orbital reconstruction.

 

 



Marcin Cywka


Marcin Cywka
In 1997, at age 10, Marcin Cywka, a young Polish boy on his way home from school, was attacked by wolf dogs. The dogs severely mangled his left arm and legs and ripped off his right arm at the shoulder. Marcin, near death, was taken to a nearby hospital where the multiple wounds of his legs and left arm were repaired and the remainder of his right arm amputated.

Nerve damage had left Marcin's left arm non-functional and he was completely dependent on his mother to dress, clean and feed himself. But thanks to the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation in 1999, Marcin has a new prothesis allowing him to do many things for himself.

 

 



Mehrnoush Tafreshi


Mehrnoushn Tafreshi
Iranian student, Mehrnoush Tafreshi, suffers from Myopia, which causes her to be highly nearsighted and has caused a detached retina. A top student in Tehran and desperate for help, she wrote to Pope John Paul II for assistance. The Pope contacted the Polish American Congress in Cheektowaga, New York near Buffalo and requested his assistance in helping save the sight of this young girl.

Medical technology in Tehran is not equal to that here in the United States and in 1999, Dr. Atwal made arrangements through the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation and several service organizations to bring Mehrnoush to the United States. She had her retina reattached by retinal surgeons, Dr. Sara Lyn Notaro and Dr. Mark Comaratta. He then made arrangements for her to stay in the United States to seek further medical attention.


 

 



Pan Ping


Pan Ping
Pan Ping is from Shanghai, China. She was the first patient to be helped by the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation.

She was disfigured when her boyfriend, in a fit of jealousy, threw sulfuric acid over her face and body. Chinese doctors were able to save her life but unable to save her face. The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation offered its assistance and Pan Ping was able to come to the United States for surgery.

The surgery was performed in 1994 by Dr. Jeffrey Meilman at Sisters Hospital of Buffalo, New York. The results were astounding and Pan Ping has a new face and a new life.

She was blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1994.

 

 



Margaret Orlowska


Margaret Orlowska
The Hope For Tomorrow story grew from the tragedy of a Polish girl who needed surgical help she could not get in her homeland.

Margaret Orlowska is from Poland. At 18 years old she was in a fiery automobile accident that left her face destroyed. The Polish American community of Buffalo, New York heard of her plight and raised the necessary funds to bring her to Buffalo, where in 1991, the Erie County Medical Center and Dr. Jeffrrey Meilman donated their services to help restore her beauty. What they did was a miracle.


It took a lot of people caring about others in need that made Margaret's life change. But Margaret's story changed them too and because of her the Hope For Tomorrow Foundation was born.

Margaret was blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1992.

 



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