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  • Dionne’s Story

    5 Sep 2022

    Dionne's son Ffredi was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She shared their journey with us and the challenges they faced along the way.

  • Dionne’s Story

    5 Sep 2022

    Dionne's son Ffredi was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. She shared their journey with us and the challenges they faced along the way.

  • Black and white photo of a baby with a unilateral cleft lip, flying on a furry blanket and wearing a white shirt and suspenders.

    Rebecca, Darren and Mason’s story

    26 Mar 2021

    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.

  • Hesed’s Story

    3 Mar 2021

    Hesed was born with a cleft lip and palate and experienced difficulties with his speech for the first few years of his life. Now older and propelled on by quarantine, Hesed has recently created his very own YouTube channel called 'When Kids Talk' (with support from mum and dad)! Here's his story so far, as told by him.

  • Sophy’s Taskmaster For CLAPA

    22 Jan 2021

    Inspired by her favourite TV show, 'Taskmaster', Sophy decided to get her friends and family involved with CLAPA by organising a very fun and creative fundraiser! We caught up with her to find out how it all went.

  • Georgia’s Story

    15 Jan 2021

    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.

  • A black and white photo of Helen, wearing a smart dress, heels and a hat, sitting on a chair holding baby Sean who wears a long white Christening robe. A man dressed in a suit crouches next to the chair.

    Helen’s Story

    19 Nov 2020

    Helen, who is now 89, has been supporting CLAPA with our Christmas cards for years. She reflected back on her experiences as a parent of a child who was born with a cleft palate, and has kindly shared her story with us.

  • Poppy’s Story

    12 Nov 2020

    10 year old Poppy, who was born with a cleft and Pierre Robin Sequence, recently placed 4th in the English School Nationals for running! She is sharing her story to inspire others to follow their dreams and do what they love.

  • Susan’s story

    23 Jun 2020

    Following an unsuccessful surgery when she was very young, Susan attempted to have her cleft palate repaired by surgeons many times throughout her life. It wasn't until she was in her 40s when this finally happened. Here's her incredible story.

  • Clare’s Story

    16 Jun 2020

    After Clare's daughter, Sophie, was diagnosed with Pierre Robin Sequence and a cleft palate, Clare turned to the CLAPA website for information and support. Her family have recently raised an incredible £448 for CLAPA with a socially distanced cake sale!