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Let's Face It is an international mutual help organisation dealing with
facial disfigurement. It is dedicated to helping those who are facially
disfigured, their loved ones, the professionals who care for them, and the
communities in which they live, to understand and solve the problems of living
with this disability. The aims of the organisation are as follows. - To offer the hand of friendship on a one-to-one basis.
- To link families, friends and professionals.
- To assist people with facial disfigurement to share their experiences,
struggles and hopes.
- To help them build the courage to face life again.
- To provide continuing education to medical, nursing, and allied health
professionals concerning the lifelong need of people with facial disfigurement.
Let's Face It produces a regularly published newsletter which is sent free
to all members of the network. It contains news from the regions, reports of
meetings, anecdotes and items from individual members, recipes and tips as well
as updates on current medical approaches and advances and advice from doctors
and technicians. Publications available from Let's Face It include the
following (the organisation also has a list of other useful publications). - Let's Face It (paperback out of print but available in libraries)
- Tumours of the Upper Jaw
- Let's do Lunch (handbook and recipes for oral surgery patients)
- A Different Dimension, Adapting to Monocular Vision
Junior Let's Face It, with the same contact details as above, is dedicated
to helping children who are facially different, their loved ones, the
professionals who care for them and the communities and schools in which they
live. Young people can be put in touch with others in the Network. The
following children's books are available. (Please check for current prices.) - Me and My Face
- Children's Faces
- Me and My Face - cassette read by charity's patron Victoria Wood.
Let's Face It - Network For The Facially Disfigured
14 Fallowfield
Yateley
Hampshire
GU46 6LW  01252 879630
 01252 872633
 http://www.personal.u-net.com/~lfi/
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