Books
Carolyn Macedo – Private Banker
Carolyn Macedo recalls the awful feeling in the pit of her stomach. She had never heard the word craniosynostosis when her daughter, Nicole, was diagnosed with it. But she soon understood what it meant. The craniofacial condition causes a baby’s head to develop abnormally due to the premature closing of the seams between the bones.
Catherine Souza – University of Vermont
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Changing Faces and Lives
As a medical social worker, Cassandra L. Aspinall, MSW, discusses face-altering procedures with children and their parents to make sure their expectations are realistic.“It’s fine if someone thinks,‘I will be more positive about myself if my nose looks better,’” says Aspinall.“But there’s nothing worse than a child thinking an operation is all that’s needed to improve the chances of having a boyfriend or girlfriend or to be accepted by the popular kids for the first time.”
Chelsea Williamson – University of Pennsylvania
Chelsea Williamson, Franklin, MA, graduated from Franklin High School. She was involved in such extracurricular activities as varsity lacrosse, the peer leadership program, and peer mediation. She was a National Honor Society member and received the Harvard Book Award and National Language Arts Award.
Cheri Scott – Advocate
When a child is born in Alaska with a craniofacial condition, there is a good chance the family will become acquainted with the Foundation for Faces of Children. That is the goal of Cheri Scott, one of the founders of Stone Soup Group, an organization based in Anchorage that assists families who care for children with special health care needs.
Cheryl Silveri – University of Arkansas
Cheryl Silveri, Boston, MA was awarded the Dr. John B. Mulliken Scholarship. She graduated from University of Arkansas in 2009 where she majored in Biology and minored in Business.
Chris Timpson – University of Rhode Island
Chris Timpson, Narragansett, RI, a recent graduate of Narragansett High School. Chris was a member of his high school’s varsity teams for both lacrosse and crosscountry and was named cross-country team captain this past year. He also served as a member of the Future Farmers of America Club and ran a landscaping business. I
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