Antonia

Antonia “Mamá Toña” is 84 years old. She dedicated her whole life to the hard work of the field, raising animals, and keeping to the 14 children she fathered with Don Marcos, who passed away a few months ago at 95 years.

itcoin Smiles Story: Antonia. Read her story on Bitcoin Smiles and help us to raise more funds for free dental care

Mama Toña has lost her vision in her right eye due to cataracts, she suffers from high blood pressure, arthritis, and deafness. During dental consultation we found a prosthesis overflowing with several decades of use and in poor condition, which lacerated and irritated her oral mucosa and made it difficult for her to eat food.

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BitcoinSmiles is an initiative by BTCPay ServerBitcoin Design & Diente Zonte clinic aiming to raise funds and provide free dental care to impoverished people living in rural areas of El Salvador.

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