2021
Blesma Updates for 2021, covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Blesma awarded by the Big Salute!
27 March 2021
The BFBS Big Salute is our annual campaign that raises vital funds for armed forces charities. It is separate to grants awarded under the BFBS Welfare Fund scheme. Each year BFBS invites forces charities to apply for grants to support specific projects for the serving military, families or veterans with every penny raised goes to the beneficiary projects. The Big Salute has recently awarded a grant to Blesma, to allow us to continue our programme of virtual Activities, which have kept many Members connected and conquered isolation during the lockdown.
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MIND to host sessions for Blesma Families
26 March 2021
Mind Sheffield is offering family members of someone who experiences PTSD, a three week course via Zoom. This course is structured as follows: Week 1- Understanding PTSD and mental illness- Understanding anger- Living alongside PTSD and mental illness Week 2- Communication and reconnection with a family member- Problem solving in relationships- Supporting my family with low mood and depression Week 3
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Paying for care? Forces MoneyPlan can help
23 March 2021
When it comes to paying for care at home or in a residential care/nursing home, most people are shocked when they first focus on the costs involved. A recent survey of over 9000 elderly care homes by health and social care market experts Carterwood* revealed a UK average self-funded nursing home cost of £1,142 per week. The main reason for this lack of appreciation of the costs involved is a similar lack of appreciation as to the distinction between ‘health care’ and ‘social care’, despite the difference being very significant when it comes to determining the availability of financia
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World Poetry Day: Poems from our Membership
21 March 2021
Today (Sunday 21st March) is World Poetry Day. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world. In the Summer 2020 issue of the Bulletin, we encouraged Members to submit their own poems for publication. Poems we received were so varied, sometimes poignant, funny, sarcastic and sad, but all of them were of exceptional quality. To celebrate World Poetry Day, here are two of our favourites, one of which you may recognise from the latest Bulletin... HMS Victory For the raw boned ladBig h
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