As my son became a teenager one of the hardest things as a parent was making sure his voice got heard during treatment as the tendency of a parent is to try and always guide the treatment. Another important #cleftawarenessweek post from @clapacommunity.bsky.social
Our son was also born with a cleft palate which although less visible can have implications for speech and hearing. This #cleftawarenessweek @clapacommunity.bsky.social are putting up posts with information on this and other cleft related matters
Today @CLAPACOMMUNITY are talking number of operations in #cleftawarenessweek and while our son didn’t have 20 operations there have been 6 spread out with the latest being last summer in his late teens
It’s Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week (6–11 May) and @clapacommunity.bsky.social is doing brilliant work tackling stigma & sharing lived experiences.
We’re proud to support them!
Learn more 👉 www.clapa.com/awareness-week
#CleftAwarenessWeek #DigitalForGood #CLAPA #FatBeehive
I don’t revisit it so much now but when my son was born with a cleft we did wonder how it happened which you don’t really know for sure. See below #cleftawarenessweek post on the causes of cleft by @clapacommunity.bsky.social
When my son was born over 16 years ago I knew nothing about cleft and @clapacommunity.bsky.social was one of the invaluable resources in helping us navigate what it was and what it meant - they are sharing lots of useful info this #cleftawarenessweek
