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Zachery

This page is shared with you by Zachery's whole family. Zachery was born with a complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Here is the entire Clan!
in their 1995 Christmas picture

Tracey and Matt

Rick, 15 years

Zac, 7 years

Jessica, 5 years

Seagrams, 9 years
Our new little Zachery, one week old; just weeks before his first lip surgery.

Zachery at 3 weeks. Can you see the prosthesis?
It covered his still open palate, and made him a BIG eater.
Zachery at 8 weeks, 2 weeks after the first surgery, arm braces and all.

BIG eater Zac, 2 months before palate surgery.
Notice the beautiful, fused together tooths!!!!!!!!!
The dentist had to drill a hole in the prosthesis to make it work!
Zachery at 10 months, 2 weeks after palate surgery. Modeling the LAST set of arm braces.

Zac's 1st Birthday!

"Here's my new baby sister!" Jessica 2 weeks old with Mom (Tracey); Zachery 2-1/2 years old.

Christmas 1992 - Zac 4 years old, 2 months after lip revision
Rick 12 years, Jessica 3 years
"We love to visit Dad (Matt) at our store!"
Zac 5 years, Jessica 3 years

This is Zachery enjoying his 6th birthday cake.
Zachery - 8 years old. Waiting for the orthodontist. Summer 1996

The ZacMan before his March 1997 pharyngeal flap surgery
3 surgeries in 6 months... "Here's hoping that the third time is the charm!"

Christmas 1996

Zac goes through Nasal Endoscopy

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