Nearly 18 years ago my son was born was an undiagnosed unilateral cleft lip and palate that wasn't detected on any pregnancy scans and at the time I knew nothing about it.
Then in 2016 I started drawing comic during the May Cleft Awareness Weeks to tell our story as parents of a child with a cleft facing the dread bone graft surgery.
When Covid hit and I was furloughed from my IT day job I decided I would collect all the comics and compile them into a coherent story tell the full story from when he was born until the time he started to be dealt with by adult services as a guide to other parents following in our footsteps. It ended up taking more time than I expected until finally for the 2026 Cleft Awareness Week I have not only a completed comic but excitedly some physical copies also.
For more information about Cleft Lip and Palate in the UK visit clapa.com (The Cleft Lip and Palate Association).
If want to make a donation to Clapa you can do so here (CLAPA donate).
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