About Let's Face It >>

Christine Piff suffered a rare facial cancer and had to sacrifice half her face to save her life. She wears an obturator in her mouth to form an artificial palate with teeth attached to it, a prosthesis with an artificial eye which covers her exposed orbit, forming her face. Christine would have appreciated someone to share her experience with whilst she was undergoing surgery, but there was no one.

In January,1984, Christine took part in a television programme made for Channel 4. During that programme Christine launched “Let’s Face It’’ a Support Network for the facially disfigured to enable them to share their experiences and support and help one another by passing on information and advice on ways to cope with individual problems.

The response to the programme was overwhelming and the Network has grown considerably not only in the UK but all over the world, with the support and help of professionals who work in this field. Friends are linked together in areas where they live, they write or telephone each other and also meet up at regional meetings. Every four months a Newsletter is sent free of charge to every friend in the Network, and many professionals, including a Year Planner . Under the Network’s umbrella of love “Let’s Face It’’ has developed groups of very ‘special’ people including “Junior Let’s Face It’’.

 

Let's Face It Team Members >>

Patrons : HRH Princess Michael Of Kent,

Victoria Wood OBE

Chief Executive: Christine Piff Hon IMFT Churchill Fellow ’89. Dip. Prof. Counselling

Board of Trustees:

Chairman: Mr.M.J.C. Wake FDSRCS. FRCS. Cons. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Trust Secretary: Betsy Hardwick

Mr. Stephen Worrollo Chief Technologist in Maxillofacial Reconstruction

Mr Colin Atkinson Sales Director Smiths Kline Beecham Rtd.

Mrs Jenny Savage  Legal Executive, Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and past National President. Chairman of the Law Reform Committee.

Jean Kirkby

Judy Giddings

Doreen Millington LFI Member

Accountant:  Mike Corley

Hon  Treasurer:  Dawn Day