Venue: Banker’s Club, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 8The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, 30th October at 8.15pm (see map below for location).I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to join our committee and help out in any way you can. We need your help to continue the excellent work of the Association. Without your help, the Association http://www.buyambiennorx.com cannot function. The Committee meets approximately...

Operation Smile, a private, not-for-profit, volunteer medical services organization, provides free reconstructive surgery and related healthcare to children around the world born with cleft lip and/or palate. Mohammed in Morocco (photos: Rohanna Mertens)Operation Smile was founded by Doctor William P Magee, a plastic surgeon, and his wife, Kathleen, in 1982. Operation Smile medical volunteers have treated more than 100,000 children worldwide...

The following has been reproduced from the Derbyshire Times (UK, June 2001), courtesy of Jo Watson, baby Olivia’s mum.How little Olivia has overcome problems to be an inspiration to othersDevastated Jo Watson’s world fell apart when she learned her unborn baby’s face was literally not joining together properly.But in a few days’ time, the same child – born with a cleft lip and palate – is to be one of the prettiest stars of GMTV’s massive charity...

A PresentationThis presentation was given by Julie Young at an Information Evening organised by the Association in St. James’s Hospital on Tuesday, 24th September, 2002. Julie was at that time a speech and language therapist attached to Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin.The role of the SLT is vital for a successful outcome to cleft treatment. Julie concentrates on speech and language therapy but also addressed feeding issues, highlighting...

Irish families seeking information and support regarding stickler syndrome should contact:Theresa Corrigan, rx Tel. 042 9665548 A word from Theresa…(2nd February 2002)Hi everyone,My name is Theresa Corrigan, I live in Bailieborough, Co. Cavan. My husband was born with a cleft palate and short chin, we know it as Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS). We have four children from 10 to 3. Two of the girls had PRS and a very traumatic start to life.

Our Family Day (Saturday, 16th June) was a great success, with the unseasonal weather failing to dampen spirits and curtail the fun. The light rain at midday and the low temperatures did not win out. From morning ’til late afternoon, some 35 families (72 adults and 76 children) had a wonderful time, with the army band performance being the highlight of the day. And of course http://www.mentalhealthupdate.com/valium.html there was the swimming, th...