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Stacey’s Story
I'm Stacey, and I was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. As a young girl, I was confident and happy, but when I got to secondary school, I was bullied about my appearance, and my self-esteem was low.
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Natasha’s Story
Natasha's son was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, and she shared Miguel's journey so far from surgery to speech therapy.
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Eva’s Story
In February 2021, we headed off for our 20-week scan. We were so happy to be told we were expecting another girl, but a lot of silence soon followed, and the sonographer said, “I suspect little one may have a cleft lip.”
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Brooklyn’s Story
I remember going for my first scan; I was so excited to see my teeny little baby on the screen, but little did I know I would be told my baby would be born with a cleft lip and potentially a cleft palate too.
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Emma’s Poem for Sully
Emma has written a beautiful poem for her son Sully, who was diagnosed at 20 weeks with a cleft. We caught up with her and how they are finding the journey so far.
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Benjamin’s Story
Michelle's son Benjamin was born with a cleft palate. Michelle reflects on their journey so far, from diagnosis to surgery, and the challenges they overcame.
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Ashleigh, Brad and Arthur’s Story
From diagnosis to lip repair surgery and raising £2,500 for CLAPA, Ashleigh reflects on Arthur's cleft journey so far and hopes for a world where more people are cleft aware.
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Rebecca and Nina’s Story
Any parent or carer in the cleft community will have vivid memories of their child’s cleft surgeries, as well as all the worries that these bring. One year on from her daughter’s cleft palate repair surgery, Rebecca remembers the lead up to the operation as well as the unique stresses brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Rebecca, Darren and Mason’s story
Throughout their son's cleft journey so far, Rebecca and Darren have received support from CLAPA, as well as healthcare professionals and their family and friends. They wanted to give back and recently set up a Facebook Fundraiser to support our work, raising a phenomenal £1035! Here’s their story.
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Georgia’s Story
Georgia's sons, Theo and Jude, were both born with a cleft, 6 years apart. In this powerful piece, Georgia looks back on her experiences of diagnosis, feeding and surgery, hoping to reassure other parents and carers who might be going through similar experiences.
