THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO HELP DAVID GLADWELL WITH HIS RESEARCH SO IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP HIM WITH HIS IMPORTANT STUDY HE’D BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
David Gladwell, a retired lawyer and a BACP qualified counsellor, is currently doing an MSc in counselling. He is looking to recruit [...]
This is Tracey’s own story about her terrible accident, subsequent amputation and eventual return to fitness and well-being through her love of dance. Tracey’s courage is amazing and an inspiration to all.
We are very grateful to Tracey for allowing us to publish her story on the Website and wish her the best of luck with [...]
By Brian M. Boyce
The Tribune-Star
BLOOMFIELD — Deep within a body full of scars, the spirit of Christmas beats in “B.J. Claus.”
The youthful Santa recently spearheaded a Christmas gift drive on behalf of Riley Hospital for Children. “And I want to do it every year,” B.J. Yoho said.
For the 7-year-old Bloomfield boy whose initials stand for [...]
By CRYSTAL CHAN
Madam Teo Siew Kim with her husband, Mr. Ong Or Thor
IT’S A typical evening and the family of four sit at their table, having dinner.
Three have cutlery in their hands.
Only one, in a wheelchair, eats with cutlery stuck to her magnetic hand gloves.
Such moments remind Madam Teo Siew Kim, 60, of what [...]
Lord Horatio Nelson was giving orders 30 minutes after his arm was amputated, according to journals in the National Archive that illustrate the importance of medical skill in securing Britain’s naval might.
A collection of 1,200 naval journals, not seen for 200 years, depicts the horror of [...]
MANUEL DE LOS SANTOS MISSES CUT:
‘I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED, I HAVE HAD THE MOST FANTASTIC WEEK’
Manuel De Los Santos, who lost a
leg in a car accident when he was
18, narrowly missed the cut in the
Alfred Dunhill Links Team
Championship at St Andrews.
Playing with professional Richard
Bland, the pair scored a three
round total of 20-under-par,
missing the cut [...]
From the Pensacola News-Journal:
Jessica Jensen dreams of dancing on Broadway.
And the 25-year-old Pensacola resident is letting nothing, including the loss of her left hand to cancer, stand in her way.
Leggy and slender, Jensen has the poise and grace of a professional dancer. When she moves across a stage using muscles honed by years of training [...]
Another fantastic effort by Olivia Giles of 500 Miles. The Douglas Bader Foundation wishes her (and all her fellow walkers) the best of luck in this great fund-raising endeavour for such a good cause.
A quadruple amputee is urging people to take part in a charity walk to help raise money to buy [...]
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