A cleft lip and palate...what now?!
Our journey from diagnosis to surgery and beyond

A blog about our son Jake, born in 2008 with a cleft lip and palate. I started it the day after the cleft was diagnosed and continue to write for people who turn up here every day after getting the same news. A cleft lip and palate is not the end of the world. Start at the first post and then read on...

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Speech update

Although not many people read this blog, I'd like to apologise to those who do and may have expected a more timely update since the last...

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

February 27th

That's the date Jake will be going back to see the speech therapist. His first meeting was a few days after Freddie was born, so not far...

Monday, 12 December 2011

Jake's 4th Christmas (and Freddie's 1st)

Once again, this post starts with an acknowledgement of the time which has passed since the last. I was always very proud of keeping it so u...

Friday, 14 October 2011

Professor Piet Haers

Piet Haers - the professor Regular readers will recognise this name. He's the man who fixed Jake's smile back in January 2009. A ...

Monday, 10 October 2011

Freddie Fernie comes of age (not really)

So, now both our boys have been christened. As I said in my little speech yesterday, we're not particularly religious but we are traditi...

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James Fernie: Dad to Jake and Fred, husband to Clare and feeder to Twiglet. Freelance ecommerce and digital marketing director.

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