2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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A thank you message from the ADVANCE Study
6 July 2020
The Team behind the ADVANCE Study (ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE Study), a unique twenty-year study into the health of military veterans, have recorded a message of thanks to commemorate Armed Forces Day. ADVANCE investigates the long-term physical and psycho-social outcomes of battlefield casualties from the UK Armed Forces following deployment to Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014. This study, costing over £1M per year to run, is a collaboration between the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DM
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Making Generation R shows resilience during lockdown
5 July 2020
Making Generation R (MGR) is proving its resilience. Making Generation R, which trains veterans to deliver their life stories to help build resilience in pupils and first responders, has been running a series of online initiatives to support skill levels and maintain connections in lockdown. One of these offerings is live sessions via a Zoom link to groups and organisations. More than 40 players, coaches and staff from the England Rugby Sevens squad were ‘bowled over’ by former 101 Engineer Regiment’s Jack Cummings, who gave a 20-minute talk about being wound
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Blesma at Home workout (Level 1 Session 3)
3 July 2020
Gregg Stevenson has devised a weekly home workout especially for his fellow Members, to help us keep our mind and bodies healthy during lock-down. "My name is Gregg and I am a Blesma Member that works at SMRC Preston (the prosthetics centre gym). We focus on the benefits that strength, fitness and mobility can bring to amputees and wheelchair users. I intend to develop several fitness sessions for you to try at home, with minimal equipment. I have been inspired by other Blesma Members, cracking on at this difficult time, and feel it would be beneficial for us all to
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Making Generation R Webinars
1 July 2020
Following the success of Making Generation R’s latest online activities, Blesma are pleased to announce the launch of Digital Talks which will be available for free to all First responders, Frontline service workers and UK Organisations As with the live Making Generation R sessions, delivered and designed by The Drive project, the aim of the webinars remains to inspire and motivate. Each Resilience Webinar will feature an injured veteran who will share their impactful and affirming experience of life-changing injury and the journey to overcoming physical devastation,
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