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, 1 September 2016

What to do after you get 'the news'

Hi new visitors. If you're here, it's quite possibly because you just googled 'cleft lip blog'. Just like I did a little ove...

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Wales Velothon

I recently completed the Wales Velothon, an 86 mile cycle event through the Brecon Beacons. The hills were not fun but I managed it in just...

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Jake at 7

As ever, it's been a while but quality beats quantity; could be this blog provides neither but the lack of posts is, hopefully, an indic...

Friday, 27 February 2015

More photos

Not much of an update, just to say that Jake's getting on well at school. Even after moving from his first school half way through recep...

Thursday, 9 October 2014

Check up

A few weeks ago we took Jake back to St. Thomas ' hospital for his grand check up. The difference between a regular doctor or hospital...

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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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