Hi Everyone,

My name is Kathy & I am mom to Veska(bclp). Vess was adopted from
Bulgaria @ the age of 31/2. She is now almost 6y/o. She has had 3
surgeries since she's been home...lip repair, palate repair & scar
revision. She is a great kid. She's bright, wise, sensitive &
determined.

I noticed that there are many cleft affected adults posting to this
site as opposed to parent's of cleft affected kids. As I struggle to
instill confidence, love & understanding in my daughter's heart I
wonder if there is more that I can do or something different I should
be doing.

I would be grateful if some of you would share with me what your
parents did or didn't do to prepare you for the challenges you faced
as cleft affected children.How you handled riducule from your peers
as children, etc. I would welcome any suggestion/advice you can offer.

Kathy