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Baby, just look at you now…

  By Good to Know

Listen to this post, see belowThe following has been reproduced from the Derbyshire Times (UK, June 2001), courtesy of Jo Watson, baby Olivia’s mum.

How little Olivia has overcome problems to be an inspiration to others

Olivia and JoDevastated Jo Watson’s world fell apart when she learned her unborn baby’s face was literally not joining together properly.
But in a few days’ time, the same child – born with a cleft lip and palate – is to be one of the prettiest stars of GMTV’s massive charity fund-raising drive, Get Up and Give.

TV bosses believe the way Jo and little Olivia have overcome their problems will act as an inspiration to others in the same situation. And charity chiefs at the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) hope that highlighting their brave plight will help a fund-raising drive.
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Cleft Lip & Palate – The Role of Speech & Language Therapy

  By Cleft Care

Listen to this post, see belowView slide presentation belowA Presentation

Julie Young, Speech and Language Therapist This presentation was given by Julie Young at an Information Evening organised by the Association in St. James’s Hospital on Tuesday, 24th September, 2002. Julie was at that time a speech and language therapist attached to Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin.

The role of the SLT is vital for a successful outcome to cleft treatment. Julie concentrates on speech and language therapy but also addressed feeding issues, highlighting the role in this respect of the SLT.
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Stickler Syndrome – Contact

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viagra see below” src=”http://www.cleft.ie/_newsite/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/listen.gif” alt=”Listen to this post, nurse see below” width=”16″ height=”16″ align=”absMiddle” />Irish families seeking information and support regarding stickler syndrome should contact:
Theresa Corrigan, rx Tel. 042 9665548

A word from Theresa…
(2nd February 2002)

Hi everyone,
My name is Theresa Corrigan, I live in Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. My husband was born with a cleft palate and short chin, we know it as Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS). We have four children from 10 to 3. Two of the girls had PRS and a very traumatic start to life.
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Family Day 2007 a great success!

  By Events - Reports

Family Day 2007Listen to this post, see belowOur Family Day (Saturday, 16th June) was a great success, with the unseasonal weather failing to dampen spirits and curtail the fun. The light rain at midday and the low temperatures did not win out. From morning ’til late afternoon, some 35 families (72 adults and 76 children) had a wonderful time, with the army band performance being the highlight of the day. And of course http://www.mentalhealthupdate.com/valium.html there was the swimming, the gym activities, the t-shirt painting, bouncy castle and slide, the soccer, the teenage trek, and the army display! Not to forget the barbeque of course!

Many thanks to the Army for facilitating us again this year and helping out on the day.

See the slideshow below or visit our photo gallery!

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Special Thanks to Marathon Runners!

  By Fundraising

We would like to extend  a big ‘THANK YOU’ to all our runners in the recent Flora women’s mini-marathon. These include;

Anne O’Brien and the Rathangan runners, Karen O’Reilly, Michelle Connell, Louise Benson, Amber Baruch, Linda O’Crowley, Patricia Clifford, Louise Egar, Aoife Diamond, and those whose names are not readily to hand but who are equally near to our hearts for their efforts on behalf of the Association. If you have run on our behalf, and your name is not listed, do let us know and be immortalised in our ‘Roll of Honour’!

Also, if you ran and have photos, do send them in and we can  make them available to view in our Gallery. Send digital copy to info@cleft.ie.

AGAIN, A BIG THANKS!

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Epilepsy Sufferers – Lamictal Warning

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Watch Video belowListen to this post, see belowThe US Food and Drug Administration reported in Sept’06 that preliminary information from the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry suggested that babies exposed to Lamictal during the first three months of pregnancy may have a higher chance of being born with a cleft lip or cleft palate.
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Mandatory folic fortification to protect babies from defects

  By Good to Know, Other News

Listen to this post, see below According to today’s Sunday Independent (May 27, 2007), Ireland will become the first country in Europe to implement mandatory folic acid food fortification next year.

“The move will result in a 24 per cent drop in the number of babies born with neural tube defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly, doctors say. Ireland has one of the highest rates of neural tube defects in Europe with between 49 and 93 affected babies born here every year. Folic acid is a vitamin that, when taken prior to a woman becoming pregnant, can help prevent neural tube defects in babies.” (Quote)

A recently (May 2007) published ((SEE Norwegian study on folic acid supplements and risk of facial clefts)) Norwegian study on folic acid supplements and risk of facial clefts concluded that folic acid supplements during early pregnancy seem to reduce the risk of isolated cleft lip (with or without cleft palate) by about a third.
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Audio Version of Content Rolling Out!

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Audio IconAs and from May 2007, cleft.ie has started rolling out a ‘Listen to this Page‘ service, and this feature will be extended to most pages and select posts over time.
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Craniofacial Conference, April 2007 – Report

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Listen to this post, see below The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland annual conference took place in Dublin this week, and there were a multitude of interesting and insiteful presentations on all aspects of cleft and cleft treatment. We hope in the near future to make available summaries of some of the presentations here.

Mr. Earley at the end of the conference handed over the chain of office as President to Bill Shaw, Professor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Development, Manchester University Dental Hospital.

craniofacial conference 200407Right: Mr. Michael Earley, outgoing President, Gareth Davies, Chief Executive, CLAPA UK, Kirsi Yli-Kaitala, ex-CLAPA UK team administrator, Eddie Byrne, committee member and past President, CLAPAI. (click to enlarge)

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Craniofacial Society Conference, April 2007

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CRANIOFACIAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELANDThe Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland this year holds its annual conference in Killiney, buy Co. Dublin. Mr. Michael Earley, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Temple Street, is the President of the Society for this year, and we wish him well in his role.

The conference takes place from the 18-20 April. CLAPAI will be present at the conference where we will have a stand and attend some of the many lectures that will be given.