Jul 28
* Tom Brokaw
* Carmit Bachar
* E. Charlton Fortune
* Jürgen Habermas
* Wendy Harmer
* Doc Holliday
* Jesse Jackson
* Stacy Keach (Honorary Chairman of the Cleft Palate Foundation)
* Thomas Malthus
* Cheech Marin
* Rita MacNeil
* Blaise Winter
* Jason Robards
* Chris Fry
* Nikki Payne
* Eric Edgar Cooke
* Mark Hamill
* Research reported that pharaoh Tutankhamun had cleft palate
* President Abraham Lincoln’s son Thomas Lincoln had cleft palateOf course, I don’t know if ALL of these are true. I haven’t been able to find anything reputable online that says Tom Brokaw or Jesse Jackson have clefts.
Jul 28
I posted this to last year’s blogathon, but it still really irks me, so I’m posting it again. Everytime I hear anyone refer to a cleft lip as a “hare lip”, I cringe.
“One of the things that drives me absolutely mad is when people refer to a Cleft lip as a “hare lip”. It’s a very derogatory, insensitive thing to say.
Wide Smiles has a very interesting article on where the phrase comes from, and why it’s so inappropriate.
“Harelip” - The Dark History of an Unfortunate Word
I really, really respect the fact that CPF and other cleft/craniofacial organizations not only help with the physical aspects, but the psychological, as well. I’ve heard horror stories on how kids have been teased and the affects it’s had on their self-esteem.”
Jul 28
I found this sweet bit of inspiration from CleftAdvocate:
“A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.” The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side?
That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house”
Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You’ve just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them.
Author Unknown”
Jul 28
Reposting my 12:00, because I accidentally deleted it:
The following states have laws regarding health insurance coverage for cleft lip/palate:
Jul 28
CPF stresses the importance of interdisciplinary team care, since these children frequently need a variety of services. Teams may include:
- A surgeon (plastic, oral/maxillofacial, craniofacial, neurosurgeon, etc.)
- Pediatric dentist or other dental specialist
- Orthodontist
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Audiologist
- Geneticist
- Nurse
- Otolaryngologist (Say that 5 times fast)
- Pediatrician
- Psychologist, social worker, or other mental health specialist
- Ophthamologist
- Other craniofacial specilists
Team care helps coordinate all these services and together help to get the best possible outcome for these kids.
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