Cleft Awareness Week ran from the 5th-13th of May.
Each day during Cleft Awareness Week, I pulled out a post, interview or presentation about cleft lip and palate to share – whatever your background, I hope that you found it interesting, and most importantly, that you learned something about the UK and NZ’s most common facial birth difference that affects 1 in 700 people around the world (that’s an average of 20 babies born with a cleft per week in the UK and 3 per week in NZ).
Here is a collation of all the posts from the last week – you can find all these and more in the cleft section of my website. Thanks to all those who are continually raising awareness and making the world a more inclusive place where society recognises and values the unique contribution that individuals make.
It's Day 1 of Cleft Awareness Week! Each morning at 8, I'll bring you a post relating to my own personal cleft experiences. Today: The Wisdom Extracted Alongside Wisdom Teeth explains what to expect at hospital as an adult. https://t.co/PqK5JGXNV4 #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 5 May 2018
It's Day 2 of Cleft Awareness Week! Today's Post: In December last year I spoke with The Breeze breakfast programme in Christchurch about growing up with a cleft and the film "Wonder" – listen in to the audio here: https://t.co/wjYesjYtOp #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 6 May 2018
It's Day 3 of Cleft Awareness Week – and also 27 years today since I entered the world with a cleft lip & palate. In 2014, I underwent orthognathic (jaw) surgery – here's a few things I learned along the way (and some before & after pics too!) https://t.co/Mv0juUxX13 #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 7 May 2018
It's Day 4 of Cleft Awareness Week! In today's post, here is an interview I did late last year with Plains FM's MovieTalk programme about growing up with a cleft and my thoughts on bullying. https://t.co/j9tXAr151a #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 8 May 2018
It's Day 5 of Cleft Awareness Week! In today's post, I share with you a blog post I wrote a mere two weeks after orthognathic surgery back in Aug 2014 – I share some of the frustrations with recovery, and a song that helped me out! https://t.co/WbWNOARRk8 #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 9 May 2018
As part of Awareness Week 2018, we sat down with @kennyardouin to ask about his experiences as a speech and language therapist, and how being born with a cleft changed his perspective. #CleftAware https://t.co/GdfOK08Px4 pic.twitter.com/BNWoy04J9W
— CLAPA Community (@CLAPACOMMUNITY) 9 May 2018
@kennyardouin: "I can see the benefit that that’s had for me in being able to communicate and feel much more confident about myself… I wanted to be able to help other people to find their voice as well." ⭐ #CleftAware https://t.co/GdfOK08Px4 pic.twitter.com/meWji4NG06
— CLAPA Community (@CLAPACOMMUNITY) 9 May 2018
It's Day 6 of Cleft Awareness Week! For today's flashback – last year, I had the incredible opportunity to share my story at the @CLAPACOMMUNITY Adults Conference – here are some of the transcripted portions that I wanted others to know. https://t.co/CKIluDRede #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 10 May 2018
It's Day 7 of Cleft Awareness Week! In today's post, here's a link to an interview on Newstalk ZB radio & TV in Christchurch from late last year where we talk about raising public awareness of cleft. https://t.co/3rZyYookwT #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 11 May 2018
It's Day 8 of Cleft Awareness Week! Today's post is a blog from 2016 which I shared on the 2 year anniversary of the orthognathic surgery where I realised I had to accept that sometimes things don't always work out perfectly! https://t.co/38bXfVFCBK #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 12 May 2018
It's Day 9 of Cleft Awareness Week! At the end of Cleft Awareness Week, my final post is a talk I gave to CleftPALS Australia at the end of April – "Growing Up with A Difference: My Cleft Lip & Palate Story" – I hope it resonates with you too! https://t.co/DBX6l1cYSd #CleftAware
— Kenny Ardouin (@kennyardouin) 13 May 2018
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