Rehabilitation Awareness week is a currently ongoing event aiming to acknowledge the many ways that carers, therapists, nurses and other help people through rehab. It is also important to understand the sacrifices these people make to their own lives and how they put their own bodies or health at...
Jane been living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for several years. Two of the most prevalent ways in which MS can effect a person’s life is a limited mobility of the body and a consistent level of pain and discomfort caused by muscle stiffness and spasms. This has meant that...
September is Arthritis Awareness Month; the main objective of this month is to increase people’s knowledge and understanding of the condition with the hope that it will facilitate better treatment in the future. There are over 10 million people who have Arthritis or a similar condition in the UK...
Martin has been working as a sales person for several years, travelling around the UK to meet and discuss products with clients. Unfortunately, he suffered a ruptured Achilles Tendon which would directly lead to a pulmonary embolism, a blockage which occurred in his pulmonary artery that carries blood from...
August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month, the focus of this month is to raise and improve awareness of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is a result of a genetic disorder that progressively weakens a person’s muscles and restricts their mobility over time. There is no known cure for SMA...
June 24th-28th is ‘World Wellbeing Week’, the purpose of this week is to highlight and celebrate the work of charities, professional carers and practitioner. Another key objective is to increase general awareness of all the different and important forms of wellbeing: physical, emotional, social, financial, community, career and environmental....
Sandra suffers from primary lymphoedema, a condition with no cure, causing her body tissues to swell and fluid retention causing her to gain weight, going from a size 10 up to 35 stone. This buildup of fluid and swelling leads to an increased pressure on her muscles, making it...
Chloe is a 23 year old woman who was diagnosed with from two debilitating conditions in 2014, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Mastocytosis. These conditions have left her needing a wheelchair full time and dependent on others to take care of her. Chloe has also been diagnosed with PoTS in...
Simon and Nicole have been happily married for over 20 years and share their life with their daughter in Mildenhall. Simon was very outgoing and loved life before the day his life changed forever. He left home on the morning of March 21st 2015 to attend a Cambridge Utd...