Elliott
Elliott was born with a cleft lip and palate. He works as a retail manager and enjoys going to the gym and socialising in his spare time.
Elliott is a retail manager and is single. Ethnic background: White British
Profiles
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Gemma
Gemma was born with a cleft lip and palate and has had treatment as a child and adult. Gemma is pursuing a career in teaching children.
Gemma is single and studying for a degree in primary education. Ethnic background: White British
Mary W
Mary is a primary school teacher and she was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and her youngest daughter was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Mary had her lip and palate repaired in her first year of life and has had additional treatment for cleft related issues as a teenager and as an older adult.
Mary is a primary school teacher and has 3 children who currently range from 14 to 32 years of age. Ethnic background: White British
Alex
Alex was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and is currently studying for a degree in psychology. Alex has had ongoing treatment for her cleft palate including a bone graft operation. Alex enjoys fencing and enters competitive events, and she also plans to take a year out travelling.
Alex is a full-time psychology student. Ethnic background: White British
Josh
Josh is a 17 year old student studying for a BTEC in engineering. He was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and has undergone surgery as a child and teenager. He enjoys heavy metal music and regularly goes to gigs.
Josh is 17 years old and a BTEC engineering student. Ethic background: White British
Mary Z
Mary was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate and has an unrelated genetic condition, skeletal dysplasia. Mary is a graduate and has followed a career in education as a teacher, and she has an interest in science, travelling and crafts.
Mary is single, a graduate and has followed a career in education as a teacher. Ethnic background: White Irish
Iona
Iona is a trainee nurse and was born with a cleft palate and lip pits. She had her palate repaired as an infant and her lip pits were corrected as a teenager. She has also recently had orthognathic surgery to improve her jaw alignment.
Iona is single, and is currently studying nursing at university. Ethic background: White British
Jon
Jon was born with a cleft lip and palate. He is a graduate and currently works as a freelance producer of arts and events. Jon is also involved with the CLAPA Adult Voices network for adults born with cleft.
Jon is single, a graduate and works as a freelance arts and events producer. Ethnic background: White British
Ryerson
Ryerson was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. He is Canadian-born but currently lives in the UK, where he is a university lecturer in politics. Much of Ryerson's cleft treatment was undertaken when he was a child in Canada, but he has had additional treatment as an adult in the UK.
Ryerson is a university lecturer, is married and has no children. Ryerson was born in Canada but now lives in the UK.
Karan
Karan was born with a cleft palate and underwent plastic surgery at 6 months old, again at 5 years old and again at 10 years of age. She had orthodontic surgery at 20 years old. Karan has recently undergone further surgery to realign her jaw as she was not happy with her appearance.
Karan is currently self-employed, works voluntarily as a street pastor, and is married with a teenage son. Ethnic background: White British