Thanks for visiting! As a family we would like to raise money for CLAPA - Cleft Lip & Palate Association who have helped us since Molly was born......
Molly was born in July 2006 with a very wide cleft of the soft & hard palate. We didnt know about this before she was born and had no idea how much of an impact it would have.
Because of the cleft, Molly was fed via an NG tube for 9 months as she was unable to drink from a bottle. She has had two repairs to her palate (hopefully no more planned). But that isnt the end of the story........Molly continues to have problems with feeding and speech and is very low in weight for her age BUT is a tiny bundle of mischief and rules our house!
Throughout Mollys journey the Cleft team at Addnebrookes hospital have been wonderful. CLAPA, especially the Cambridge branch have been fantastic - offering support, advice, a chance to meet other parents and providing wonderful parties where Jaimee was able to have fun & we are able to meet other parents going through the same experiences.
Every day around 3 children are born with a cleft lip and/or palate in the UK. Thats approx 1 in 700 children. People assume that with a cleft it is just repaired and thats the end of the story, its not - it can be a long journey. With hospital follow ups for 20yrs!
CLAPA provides invaluable support during this time, please help us support and raise awareness of this worthwhile charity.
Please see: www.clapa.com
& our local branch: www.clapa-cambridge.com
If you can spare a few pennies we would appreciate it, think of it as buying me a coffee next time you see me :-)
Jaimee has started the ball rolling by persuading her school to raise money for CLAPA by having a non-uniform day on 3 April 2009. We have just been told that they have raised £210 - Thankyou to all the staff and pupils at Rackham Primary School, Witchford.
Hugs - Carole, Dave, Jaimee and most of all Molly xxxx
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