LIFE IS VERY, VERY PRECIOUS...
Welcome to Cleft Angels SA. Here you will find information on
Cleft lips and palates. My Daughter was born with a Unilateral
cleft lip and palate. This is where Cleft Angels begun.
Who are we?
"You may be one small person in this world
But your the world to one small person"
Cleft Angels South Africa has been started for one simple reason: SUPPORTING YOU. Our daughter was born in march 2009 and we found out about her cleft lip at our 20 week scan. We were one of the "lucky" few who get time to prepare ourselves for what lay ahead.. In the following 18 weeks our family quickly discovered that South Africa did not have any form of support for cleft parents.
"Your baby is perfectly normal"
After complaining to our speech therapist about this it dawned on me......... Why complain? It's not going to get a support site put up. So I sat down with my partner and we decided not to let our lessons we'd learnt and will still learn go to waste. That very day when our daughter was just 2 days old "Cleft Angels Support South Africa" was born.
This site aims to answer any question you may have regarding your arrival of your cleft angel, or how to deal with the angel you already have.
In the news.
March 2009.
July 2009.
My daughter has her corrective surgeory. It was done in a one step process. Her 6mm wide cleft lip and palate was closed in a 4 hour operation.
November 2009.
My daughter developed a fistula, this is when the palate reopens. She has a little cleft about 2mm long x 1mm wide
May 2010.
Decided not to proceed with the second op at this precise time. She is coping very well with her fistula and it would be easier on her to wait until she is off the bottle and dummy.