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Hello!
My name's Beth
I was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate.
This is the story of how my difference changed my life.
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Meeting the Team in Laos
< Smile Train Timeline I’ve made many incredible memories whilst working for Smile Train, but the one which tops them all is the day I...
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Moving into Corporate Partnerships
< Smile Train Timeline As my internship was coming to a close, my manager was due to go on maternity leave. I was extremely grateful when...
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Life as an Intern
< Smile Train Timeline I started my internship with Smile Train by learning about the team's various fundraising areas. I worked in...
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An Invite to the House of Lords
< Smile Train Timeline Before starting my internship, I was invited to Smile Train UK’s Summer Celebration, which just happened to be at...
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Visiting the Team in New York
< Smile Train Timeline After meeting Smile Train UK’s Fundraising Director, Ian, in London in March 2018, I happened to be going to New...
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From Instagram to CEO to Job Offer
< Smile Train Timeline I promote this website mainly through social media, especially Instagram. This was where I first noticed Susannah...
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Final False Tooth: Time to Share my Smile!
< Treatment Timeline I am no stranger to living with a false tooth – I got my first one when I was nine years old. Due to the way my...
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Lip Reconstruction: The First Time I Worried I'd Made The Wrong Decision
< Treatment Timeline I had never been especially self-conscious about my lip, because I had always been preoccupied with my nose, and...
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In-between Jaws
< Treatment Timeline After my first round of jaw surgery, my treatment plan became a little unusual… I had my jaw operation in December...
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Botox, Cocaine and Plastic Surgery: Post-Jaw Surgery & Septorhinoplasty
< Treatment Timeline After my second jaw surgery, I had more intensive post-op care to make sure the jaw was healing properly. I went...
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Jaw Surgery - Take Two
< Treatment Timeline I want to firstly highlight that this is NOT an expected part of cleft lip and palate treatment. I had a second...
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Wisdom Teeth Aren't That Clever
< Treatment Timeline In summer 2015, I was expecting to have my jaw surgery, but, unfortunately, I was told there were a few obstacles in...
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The Joy of Braces
< Treatment Timeline So although a lot of children and teenagers have braces at some point in their adolescence, cleft lip and palate...
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Bone Graft and a False Tooth at Ten
< Treatment Timeline Having a bone graft is an often-expected part of treatment for cleft lip and palate patients. I had mine when I was...
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