Tagged with:Adult Stories
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Speech and Language Therapist Lucy Southby
My name is Lucy Southby. I am a speech and language therapist and a researcher; I can be known as a Clinical Academic Speech and Language Therapist.
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World Teen Mental Wellness Day
To raise awareness on World Teen Mental Wellness Day, we welcome our guest blogger Claudia who shares her experiences of mental health and self-care.
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Elissa and Sophia’s Story
Elissa, who works for FatFace, brought CLAPA to the attention of their company Foundation, winning them £750 to help fund our vital services.
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Ellamae’s Story
We introduce our guest blogger, Ellamae, who was born with a bilateral cleft lip and tongue tie. She shared her amazing story with us and the challenges she faced in pursuing her dream career in performance.
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Claudia’s Story
My name is Claudia, and I am 20 years old; I was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. I was discharged from cleft treatment during the pandemic and re-admitted a year later for another surgery. But being discharged was such a weird time in my life, and I was not sure how to feel.
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Rosie’s Story
Rosie was born with a cleft, and her hospital experiences inspired her to train as a nurse so she could help others.
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Nathan’s Story
My name is Nathan; I’m 26 years old and was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Growing up, I received over 30 surgeries; this meant sometimes having multiple surgeries a year.
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Nathan’s Story
Michelle's son Nathan was born with a cleft lip and palate. She shares how proud she is of him throughout his journey, from multiple surgeries and following his dream career.
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Adrian’s Story
My earliest memories are as a young child, my yearly visits to St George's Hospital Hyde Park Corner. How nervous I felt waiting to be assessed by the surgery team, hoping there would be an all-clear outcome and dreading the prospect of another operation.
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Nora’s Story
My first memory was going to see the plastic surgeon Dr. Tanner. He was so gifted to be able to help me and my brother James, who had a more severe cleft lip, and palate. He was born with no palate and no top lip and almost died at birth. His story deserves to be told.
