Cleft Lip & Palate Association

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Jemma’s Story

13 Feb 2012

My pregnancy was being hijacked! It wasn't the enjoyable experience I would have liked in fact it made me feel very depressed and angry I often wondered ‘why me?’ but I had to pull myself together as it wasn't just the OC and cleft to worry about, I had my beautiful little girl to look after.

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Jayne’s Story

13 Dec 2011

Jayne's dad was born with a cleft lip, but it didn't cross her mind that it might affect her own children until her son Charley was born and she discovered he had one too.

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Jessica at 6 months old with mum Marianne

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Marianne Ryan’s Story

18 Jun 2011

These early days were incredibly difficult as my husband and I struggled with her condition. She couldn’t use many of the things we had bought for her, such as car seats, bouncers and baby slings. This sounds so trivial now but was heart-breaking at the time as we realised that we had a baby with special needs.

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Sarah’s Story

13 Mar 2011

We fell in love with everything about Lucas, his cleft just made him more unique to us.

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Leah’s Story

2 Feb 2011

Although she did look very different and her cleft was very wide she had beautiful big blue eyes and lovely wisps of fair hair, she was perfect to me.

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Archie, Aged 7, Stars in Children In Need Music Video

30 Nov 2009

Archie, aged 7, from Eastbourne, who was born with a cleft lip features in a Children In Need music video which is being released on DVD on the 7th December.

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