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After many attempts it has been determined that I will not be able to do work specifically with the cranial facial foundation because they only use volunteers twice a year for there events, once of the summer which they just completed and once at Christmas which they do not begin working on until December. While I will not be doing service with CFF for this class I will be helping the organization in December. As you may be able to tell from the pictures above my family has a direct connection with CFF. My daughter Kennedy Faith was born in February 2011 with cleft lip and palate. I think of Kennedy as my miricale and my strength. While I was pregnant I was told several times that I should abort Kennedy because she would not make it full term and that if I did not abort her the pregnancy would abort itself. However Kennedy fought against her odds and was born at 38.5 weeks weighting 7.11 lbs, Since her birth she has spent several weeks in the hospital and will undergone multiple surgeries. We are currently preparing for Kennedy's next surgery scheduled October 4th, 2011.
Several of our physicians are currently conducting research into the causes of and treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate. It's our hope that their research will soon lead to innovative treatment options that will help children recover faster and go on to lead normal, happy and healthy lives.