Our first glimpse of Melva was at the St. Louis airport as she walked toward us leaning sideways, with a profound limp and crooked leg. Our last glimpse was also at the airport, seven months later, as she walked upright, with a completely straight leg, onto her Honduran-bound flight. Melva's transformation was nothing short of amazing and took many months of hard work and physical therapy after the initial surgery. The doctors, nurses, and physical therapists at Shriners Hospital in St. Louis, along with her committed host family and classmates at New City School, were all part of the phenomenal team that helped changed Melva's life.