The Cleft

According to Leonard T. Furlow’s article, I found it interesting to read about John Stephenson’s cleft palate and his years in medical school to complete the first surgical repair of his own cleft palate, which was successful. Also, I enjoyed reading Stephenson’s thesis statement and how the author explained what was going on during the surgery. As I continue to read on about the surgery, I learned that there was “no anesthesia, no endotracheal airway, no surgical light (patient sitting upright

So Many Meanings: How a Symbol can Mean so Much More than Face Value According to the Ideas of Thomas Foster and the Words of Khaled Hosseini A harelip, or cleft lip, by definition, is an opening or split in the upper lip that occurs when facial structures in an unborn baby do not close completely. It is quite simple to understand at first glance, just a straightforward physical deformity that is treatable. It might primarily seem direct at first glance in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner as well

The book Wonder by R. J. Palacio has won many awards since its publishing on February 14, 2012 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is a sweet, heartwarming story about a 10-year-old boy who is “an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face” (back cover). August "Auggie" Pullman was born with an extremely rare medical facial deformity. Because of his numerous surgeries, Auggie had always been home-schooled by his mother, but this year, his parents decide to enroll him in Beecher Prep for fifth grade. Being the

Upper lip tie is when the upper lip is fused to the upper gum to a degree that the upper lip is prevented from flaring out or curling—a movement that is necessary for breast feeding. While it’s common for infants to exhibit some degree of upper lip tie without it affecting their ability to suckle, there are many infants that suffer with more serious cases that prevent them from feeding all together. As a top-rated children’s dentist in Anchorage, AK, Alaska Dentistry for Kids specializes in laser

In the marvelous book Wonder by R.J. Palacio the character August also known as Auggie Pullman is a role model. The reasons why he is a role model is because he is smart, defended, and brave. Be prepared to see why Auggie Pullman is a magnificent role model. The very first reason why Auggie is a role model is because he's smart. For example, Auggie made it onto the high honor roll. He got on the high honor roll because he is an A+ student. Another reason why Auggie is smart is because when he was

August Pullman, a 10 year old boy living in North River Heights In Manhattan, has had 27 surgeries causing his face to look different from the rest. Throughout his whole life he has been homeschooled by his mom, Isabel. His parents want him to experience what it’s like to go to school and make friends, so they secretly register him for Beecher Prep Middle School. August’s sister, Via, who is going into highschool encourages Auggie to go to school, but he doesn't want to. Before the first day of school

August Pullman is starting Middle School-his first time going to real school ever. To make matters matters even worse August Pullman isn't an ordinary kid. Read about this in R.J. Palacios bestselling novel Wonder. Auggie was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome-a syndrome affecting his face genes. He's gotten 27 surgeries since birth which is why he couldn't go to school until 5th grade. At first not everyone is nice to Auggie but by the end almost everyone learns to accept Auggie for who he is.

I was born with multiple birth defects, including a cleft palate. These defects required me to need several surgeries throughout my childhood. This experience introduced me to the medical field early on and started my passion for pursuing a career in the discipline. I came to University of South Florida as a pre-nursing student in the hopes of making in to the nursing program. I plan to apply to nursing school this spring and hope to continue my education to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

the term cleft as a split or divide (2015). There are many types of cleft palates, but two specific cleft palates are a cleft of the hard and/or soft palate and a submucous cleft palate. The cleft of the hard and/or soft palate is a visible opening of the roof of the mouth. A submucous cleft is not as noticeable because a mucous membrane covers the cleft of the bone and/or muscles. Cleft palates are congenital birth defects, which means there are multiple factors that can cause a cleft palate during

Lexical Development for Toddlers with Cleft Palate: A Retrospective Look at Outcome, Mary Hardin-Jones & Kathy L. Chapman, Language, Speech, And Hearing Services in Schools, 2008 2. What are the impacts on speech and vocabulary development in toddlers with early intervention who have cleft palate? 3. The subjects that participated in the study included forty, 27-month old toddlers. Thirty of those toddlers had cleft palate repair and the remaining did not have cleft palate and the majority of the subject