{"id":8953,"date":"2013-09-23T05:53:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T00:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=8953"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:10:59","slug":"sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Free Smiles &#8211; Transformation Story of Apoorva"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#A_Little_Girl_A_Shattered_Dream\" >A Little Girl, A Shattered Dream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#A_Ray_of_Hope_at_Baru_Sahib\" >A Ray of Hope at Baru Sahib<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#The_Rainbow_Mission_%E2%80%93_Bringing_Back_Lost_Smiles\" >The Rainbow Mission &#8211; Bringing Back Lost Smiles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#The_Miracle_of_Compassion_and_Care\" >The Miracle of Compassion and Care<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#Healing_Beyond_the_Physical\" >Healing Beyond the Physical<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/sharing-free-smiles-transformation-story-of-apoorva\/#Be_the_Spark_of_Hope\" >Be the Spark of Hope<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Little_Girl_A_Shattered_Dream\"><\/span>A Little Girl, A Shattered Dream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Apoorva,<\/strong> from a rural village of <strong>Himachal,<\/strong> loved looking into mirror putting on her mother\u2019s attire &amp; make-up, who is now silent, traumatized by a fire mishap at her house, that burnt over <strong>50%<\/strong> of her facial skin tissues. Now she does not want to remember her past, she instead tries to find life in her lifeless Barbie doll that looks pretty.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Ray_of_Hope_at_Baru_Sahib\"><\/span>A Ray of Hope at Baru Sahib<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Her parents brought her to <strong>Akal Charitable Hospital,<\/strong> run by <strong>The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib,<\/strong>\u00a0upon hearing about the <strong>Free Surgical Treatment<\/strong> that was otherwise out of their reach elsewhere, both financially &amp; in terms of distance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Rainbow_Mission_%E2%80%93_Bringing_Back_Lost_Smiles\"><\/span>The Rainbow Mission &#8211; Bringing Back Lost Smiles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Specialist surgeon\u2019s team from <strong>Canada,<\/strong> during their <strong>Rainbow Mission,<\/strong> organized a <strong>FREE camp<\/strong> through <strong>The Kalgidhar Society, Baru Sahib,<\/strong>\u00a0reviewed <strong>Apoorva\u2019s<\/strong> critical case carefully &amp; promised the similar looks to her like her Barbie doll.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Miracle_of_Compassion_and_Care\"><\/span>The Miracle of Compassion and Care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the grace of <strong>God,<\/strong> wishes and generous support of volunteers &amp; donors, not only <strong>Apoorva\u2019s<\/strong> face was restructured through plastic surgery for Free, but also the team of philanthropic enthusiasts, the doctors, helped her gain the lost confidence in herself through counseling sessions, helping her to move out of post-traumatic stress.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Healing_Beyond_the_Physical\"><\/span>Healing Beyond the Physical<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cMore than the treatment, at first place, it was the assurance of support, that she will be treated is what built up hope in Apoorva\u2019s heart,\u201d<\/em> told a volunteer therapist who took her counseling session post the surgery.<br \/>\nCure is certainly brought in by the doctors, but the hope came from the supporters, who played the subtle key role on the road to her recovery. There is a magical psychological recovery process which triggers in both brain &amp; heart, driven by nature, that actually ensures that the treatments work &amp; the patient will adapt to the cure being provided, added the expert.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_the_Spark_of_Hope\"><\/span>Be the Spark of Hope<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Step forward now, because someone, somewhere, like Apoorva is waiting for your help &amp; all they need is your little support support that can spark life into them.<br \/>\nBe a part of the India Giving Challenge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/educatetosave.com\/MySearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Donate &gt;&gt; Here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>&amp; help the ones in need&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Little Girl, A Shattered Dream Apoorva, from a rural village of Himachal, loved looking into mirror putting on her mother\u2019s attire &amp; make-up, who is now silent, traumatized by a fire mishap at her house, that burnt over 50% of her facial skin tissues. 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