Dallen's Story - Canvasback Missions

Dallen Jennet, 14, is just like any kid. He likes to climb trees, play basketball, and make music with his ukulele. But 5 years ago, after scaling a tree with some friends, he tripped and fell face-first onto a live wire. With flesh burned beyond repair, doctors had to remove his nose and several toes, leaving him with a painful injury. Since then, Dallen has stayed home from school, preferring to spend most of his days within the confines of his yard.
Through partnership with Dr. Tal Dagan (one of our volunteer ENT surgeons), New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt. Sinai, Oxford Performance Materials, Mentor Worldwide LLC, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health, Canvasback Missions helped Dallen receive a new nose.
Find out more about Dallen: • Dallen in New York
Find out more about how you can help: www.canvasback.org/dallen
Canvasback Missions is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that works to bring healthcare and health education to the islands of Micronesia. For more information about Canvasback Missions, visit our website: www.canvasback.org
Videography and editing by Brian Hoffman
Interview and translation by Hilary Hosia
Special thanks to: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt. Sinai, Mentor Worldwide, Dr. Tal Dagan, Dr. Janice Schilling, Dr. Aristotle Cruz, Kevin Harkey, Glenn and Sofie van Gunsteren, and Jason Moran.