News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Awareness Week 2018: Q&A with Kenny
Looking back at my own experiences, having had a lot of speech therapy myself, I can see the benefit that that’s had for me in being able to communicate and feel much more confident about myself. It’s not until you can’t do these things that you really realise how much the general population kind of take that for granted and I wanted to be able to help other people to find their voice as well.
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Parents | Your Stories |
Awareness Week 2018: Katie’s Story
"One of the toughest things about having a child with cleft is knowing that when they are under one year old you will have to take them into a hospital to have surgery. They will have to have general anaesthetic, to endure hours on the operating table..[i]t is a real challenge for you as a new parent, and something that we wouldn’t wish on anyone."
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Diagnosis | Feeding | Parent Stories | Your Stories |
Awareness Week 2018: Hannah’s Story
In the corner of the room with all the machines of tiny babies beeping, the nurses chatting in the background, the only people in the room are me and my amazing little boy.
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Diagnosis | Parent Stories | Your Stories |
Awareness Week 2018: Louise’s Story
My husband and close family were amazing and were such a good support network, but nothing could help with my worrying. I hated my pregnancy, hated everything about it. I couldn't get excited about anything...I was very worried what others were going to think and whether they would blame us. I couldn’t tell anyone how I truly felt as I didn't think anyone understood.
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Fundraising Stories |
#FundraisingFriday: Big thanks to the Norwood School!
CLAPA are celebrating this #FundraisingFriday by saying a huge thank you to the Norwood School for their amazing fundraising efforts.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Runs |
#FundraisingFriday: Stephen’s Story
A huge thank you to Stephen for raising an incredible £1,105 for CLAPA! He got in touch to explain why supporting CLAPA means so much to him.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges |
#FundraisingFriday: Ryan’s Story
Ryan has raised an amazing £815 for CLAPA including gift aid. He got in touch to explain why CLAPA was his charity of choice.
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Adult Stories | Your Stories |
Keeley’s Story
As soon as I was born I was whisked away from my parents...I had something “wrong” with my lip. My dad (who had himself been born with a cleft lip in 1955) asked if I had a cleft lip. The nurse nodded and my dad just asked if he could hold me. The nurse noticed my dad’s scars and realised he understood exactly what was going on.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Skydives | Your Stories |
#FundraisingFriday: Sharleen’s Fundraising Story
Sharleen took part in an amazing sponsored Skydive for CLAPA, to say thank you for the support her younger brother received after being born with a cleft. She got in touch to tell us her #FundraisingFriday story.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Calling All Year 6s!
Be part of a short research project about the first few months of secondary school for children with a visible difference like a cleft lip. Add your voice and make a difference!