< Advice Some of this advice comes from what I did myself, but some also comes from what I wish I’d known whilst going through the tougher parts of cleft lip and palate. Know you are beautiful inside and out Beauty is a social concept which means we place values on certain physical attributes because society suggests they are ‘beautiful’. However, true beauty is what you make it and is more about a state of mind than physical appearance. True beauty is self-acceptance, self-l

< Advice You don’t have to solve every problem The challenges of a cleft lip and palate are often internal or a simple matter of patience. So it can often make someone feel helpless when they see a loved one who is upset without a quick method to reassure them. But (as hard as it might be), don’t feel too disheartened. Although reminding someone about the positives in their life and reassuring them that ‘it will all be worth it in the end’ (a phrase that may be practically in