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Me Nguyen is a man of small stature, but large character. He is also an amazing father.  Me was born with a cleft palate and lip. He was an oddity in his village and his parents struggled for him to gain acceptance. At age eight he was sent as one of the “Boat people” to […]

Giang is a happy, but shy 6 year old boy with significant challenges. When he was born the family was very sad and knew of no on who could help them. He has many friends and is well-liked in his village.  It appears that Giang has Ambiotic Band Syndrome. Giang’s family heard about the ReSurge […]

This story from ReSurge International is one of many that touches our hearts.

Tonmoy is a 13-year-old boy from Bangladesh, who loved climbing trees and running.  One day, while running through the house, he bumped into the stove and knocked over a pot full of boiling water severely burning his skin.  His doctors did not think that Tonmoy would survive but he did and through the many painful […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation partners with a number of nonprofits, like ReSurge International, in an effort to improve lives around the world.

This story is from a report we received from ReSurge International showing the impact of our contributions to their efforts.  We found it inspiring and delightful. For these two young girls, recovering from free reconstructive surgery did not have to be serious business. After spending a week in the pediatric recovery ward together, Thi Lien […]

Barco’s Nightingales Foundation is delighted to report that our Facebook campaign supporting ReSurge International over the past few weeks helped raise $1,725 to provide almost six surgeries for children. Read more about this on ReSurge’s blog.  

We want to salute the greatness of nurses as we celebrate nurses week and the birthday of Florence Nightingale.  The photo above was taken in Peru while I joined a medical trip with the staff from Resurge International.  The nurses in this photo are remarkable and showed me what the heart of a volunteer nurses looks and […]

This story is such an emotional story to tell. While I was in Pucallpa Peru with the Resurge Medical team this young girl and her mother showed up on clinic day. Clinic day is the first day of patients coming to the hospital, at which time,  the potential children are met by the surgeon and pediatrician.  At […]

The spirit of children all around the globe is priceless. During my trip to Pucallpa, Peru with Resurge International, I had the pleasure and privilege to bring  back these photos. These photos were taken by a great photographer named Adam Forgash.  A heartfelt thanks to Adam. Children all around the world bring such spirit and energy.  When Barco’s […]