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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
Mary's second son was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. He is now 12 years old. Mary's husband also has a cleft lip and palate.
Mary is a homemaker and works voluntarily for a cleft charity. She is married with two sons of 15 and 12 years. Ethnic background: White Australian
Della has a 4-year-old daughter and a 14-month-old son. Both of her children were born with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) and Stickler's syndrome. Both conditions are associated with cleft palate, and both children were born with cleft palate.
Della is single, a homemaker and mother of a daughter and a son. Ethnic background: White British
Andrew and Diane were informed by a sonographer that their son had a cleft lip at their 20-week scan. When their son was born it was clear that he also had a cleft palate.
Andrew and Diane are married and have a 2-year-old son. Andrew works full-time as a scrutiny officer for a housing association and Diane works part-time as an administrator for a...
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
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.
Hannah is 22 years of age and was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Hannah has a degree in creative and expressive arts and lives with her parents. She enjoys singing and making music.
Hannah has a degree in creative and expressive arts. She lives with her parents. Ethnic background: White British
Kendal was born with a cleft of the soft palate. Her mother Suzi noticed that something was wrong with Kendal immediately following her birth by caesarean section. Kendal's cleft palate was repaired when she was 4 months old but she was left with impaired hearing.
Kendal is 24 years of age and training to be a teacher, and her mother Suzi is a teacher. Ethnic background: White British
Maria is married to Andrew and they both work in marketing. Their daughter was born with a cleft palate, but it was not diagnosed until she was four days old.
Maria is a self-employed marketing consultant and is married with one daughter aged 2 years. Ethnic background: White British
Safiya is a mother of a 2-year-old son and is also a full-time student. Safiya's son was diagnosed with a cleft lip at her 20-week scan, and he was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate.
Safiya is a single mother of a 2-year-old old son. Safiya is a full-time student. Ethnic background: Mixed heritage
