Hello to all.,,,,My name is Marc A. Hunter. I just recently
came across this web site. I was only familiar with WIDESMILES,
which is another site for information on cl&p, or other
facial differences. I am a 24 year old guy who was born with a
unilateral cl&p, on the right side. I'm glad to know that
there's more and easier access to information than there used to
be. In fact, I found out and am pretty convinced that the reason
I was born with a cl&p was because there wasn't enough folic
acid in my mothers system while she was pregnant. She was taking
medication for her epilepsy that was lowering her folic acid
level so she had to take other pills to raise her level but when
she became pregnant the doctor recommended that she not take them
until after I was born because the prenatal medication had folic
acid in it. I feel that there wasn't enough because there's no
history of cl&p in my family. Anyhow, to this day I've often
felt alone. My family and friends have always been there for me
but they just don't know how it feels to be in my place, or mind.
I tend to take after my dad and don't communicate very well when
it comes to emotions so I've always kept things inside. Over the
last four years(about)I've felt that these suppressed feelings
have had a psychological affect on me. I'm looking to communicate
with others around my age or older for support and information,
as well as getting to meet new people.