2021
Blesma Updates for 2021, covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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World Photography Day: Jan McLelland
19 August 2021
Jan McLelland became a Blesma Widow in 2010 and since getting involved with the Association has discovered a passion for photography. We interviewed her for our Commemorative magazine in 2018... Tell us about your husband’s service… Robert started out in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, which later became the Royal LogisticCorps. He joined as an Ammunition Technician straight from school. We got married in 1981, and he eventually commissioned as an officer in 1996. And he was injured in Northern Ireland? Yes,
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Who’s who in a specialised Multi-Disciplinary Team?
17 August 2021
During the life course of living with limb loss there might be occasions when you require the help of a specialised Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). This could be because you have recently become an amputee or perhaps something significant has changed in your situation, such as needing revision or further surgery, or your goals and aspirations might have changed. An MDT can also be useful when considering a significant change in prosthetic prescription, such as progressing to a more advanced prosthesis like a Microprocessor Controlled Knee (MPK
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Remembering Alasdair Carnegie
14 August 2021
Alasdair was born in St. Andrews, Fife and brought up on the Shetland Islands and in Inverness. He lost his left leg above the knee as a result of injuries sustained in military service with the Royal Engineers between September 1953 and October 1963. After leaving the Armed Forces as a Lieutenant he joined Esso Petroleum as an engineer. Alasdair was asked to join the Disabled Drivers’ Motor Club (DDMC) and soon became a member of the club’s National Committee. Within a few years, his expertise and knowledge led to his appointment as the club’s chairman.
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A Day in the Life: Bruce Falkenburg
8 August 2021
Having lived with pain for years, Bruce Falkenberg elected to have his legs amputated. That’s when his life started to turn around... "I was born in Zimbabwe. I think boarding school life there prepared me for the military. I was used to clothing and room inspections, the different levels of seniority andgaining different privileges as you stepped up a grade. In the early 2000s, I came to the UK to visit my parents, who immigrated in the 90s. At the time, a lot of soldiersfrom the Commonwealth were joining the British Army, and I happened to walk past a Caree
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