Datin Nora seeks to motivate and inspire adults with CLP and mothers of CLP children to fulfill their destiny in life despite looking 'different'. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Going through life with a cleft lip and palate has not only made Datin Nora Abu Hassan stronger and more compassionate, but it has also enabled her to help others who have the same condition as well as their families.
“When I started going to primary school at the age of seven, I realised that I was ‘different’ because the other kids called me names and treated me ‘differently’,” says Nora, who is now 57, and mother to three grown-up children as well as grandmother to a three-year-old boy.
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Embracing differences
Datin Nora seeks to motivate and inspire adults with CLP and mothers of CLP children to fulfill their destiny in life despite looking 'different'. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Datin Nora seeks to motivate and inspire adults with CLP and mothers of CLP children to fulfill their destiny in life despite looking 'different'. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora reveals that creative visualisation techniques helped her overcome the emotional trauma of being bullied as a child. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Love yourself unconditionally because your self-worth is not defined by how you look or sound, says Nora. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
A photo of Nora as a child, with her mother Puan Sri Wan Noor Daud. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora seeks to be an advocate for individuals with CLP and their families. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora with Raihannah who was born with unilateral CLP. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora speaks to students at schools about anti-bullying and discrimination before the pandemic.Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
As parents, it’s important to instill the values in our children of being inclusive and against bullying or discrimination, says Nora. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora during her book signing before the pandemic.Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora at her book signing at Borders before the pandemic. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora was born with a unilateral complete cleft lip and palate Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora seeks to help individuals with CLP and their families. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora encourages individuals with CLP to embrace their difference and their destiny.. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora (second from left) with children under the Ronald McDonald House Charities' Gift of Smile programme. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
A photo of Nora as a child with her father Tan Sri Abu Hassan Omar. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
Nora (fourth from left, in grey) often has speaking engagements at schools and organisations. Photo: Datin Nora Abu Hassan
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