Life Stages

From birth to adulthood having a facial difference will affect every life stage.  Typically, families and individuals reach out for help and support at the start of their journey, after the birth of their child or when they first acquire a facial difference. In time, you learn to adjust to day to day trials. However, there will be times where new issues or situations arise that motivate you to search for answers or connect with others. These moments tend to surface at key life stages such as birth, starting school, or transitions periods from youth to adulthood.

At AboutFace we want you to know that you are not alone. There have been many before you who have “paved the way” to improve medical issues, treatment options, and public attitudes. As individuals learn to cope, adjust and embrace their difference or their child’s, they begin to share and reach out to others. You can benefit from their experience.

Over the years, AboutFace has collected and written many stories and articles to help individuals find comfort, meaning, encouragement and empowerment as they move through their own journey. In this section, you will find articles to address immediate or current needs; we encourage you to call or write for more information as you search for your own answers.