Tagged with:Parent Stories
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Family Focus Group
CLAPA is delighted to announce the launch of a new Family Focus Group in 2024.
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Rebecca’s Story
A guest blog from Rebecca providing cleft lip help and support from a parent's perspective to help other parents.
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Matt’s Story
I saw an advert for CLAPA Dad's Club and thought that would be perfect for me. Not only is it an opportunity for me to start to give back on all the support received, but I think dads generally don't talk much as a group, and hopefully, this can start to be the change of that.
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Francesca’s Story
Francesca's daughter Eva was born with a left-side cleft lip, palate, and gum notch. She shared their journey with us and what inspired her to set up an Instagram page to raise awareness.
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Linsey Smart and family completed the Aberdeen Kiltwalk raising £1,500 for CLAPA
Linsey Smart and family completed the Aberdeen Kiltwalk on the 4th of June, raising £1,500 so far in honor of Theo
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Lucy’s Story
During her pregnancy, Lucy found support by reading stories from other parents. Today she wanted to share her story to help others on their journey.
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Kate and Sam’s Story
Kate and Matt's son Max was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. She explained the support she received from CLAPA and our community and how it inspired her to fundraise.
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Ellie’s Story
Phoebe was born with a complete unilateral cleft lip, cleft palate, and alveolar gum notch. We received Phoebe's diagnosis, as many do, at our 20-week scan.
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Emma’s Story
Emma's son Bertie was born with a unilateral cleft lip and gum notch. She reflects on their journey from sharing Bertie's diagnosis with her wedding guests to adjusting to his new smile.
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Jamie’s Story
The news that our unborn child had a cleft lip and possibly a cleft palate was the scariest day of our pregnancy. We had no idea what it would mean for Charlie once he arrived in the world and the huge hurdles that might lie ahead.
