Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Skiing "So Beneficial" for former Infantryman injured in Iraq
29 March 2023
Member Martin "Ed" Edwards, A former 5 Rifles Infantryman, took to the ski slopes for a series of exhilarating runs on a week-long adventure in Austria recently. The 40 year old, who suffered a severe brain injury in 2006 after his vehicle was hit by an IED in Iraq, requires 24/7 support but relishes the thrill of sit skiing. “Ed had an amazing time and it was so good for him,” said his former key worker Sally Mendonca, who organised the trip thanks to a Blesma grant. “He was doing red runs with his guide by the end of the week! The tri
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Blesma + Help For Heroes - Veterans Mobility Fund
15 March 2023
Blesma, the Limbless Veterans and Help For Heroes are delighted that our campaign for funding for veterans mobility has been successful. This vital support for our wounded veterans has been recognised at the top of Government. The difference that appropriate and timely provision can make to injured veterans’ quality of life is hugely significant. Over the last two years, Blesma and Help for Heroes have worked tirelessly to support veterans with their specialist mobility needs and to build the case for the continuation of the Veterans
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“He is still my hero” - Army veteran Griff Hughes
28 February 2023
Griff during his time in the forces This is my husband’s story, which I thought would be fitting to record as he reached his 90th birthday last December. Conscripted into the Army in 1950, Griff served in Malaya
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Scottish barefoot challenge certainly no walk in the park
14 February 2023
Lanarkshire fitness instructor and Army veteran has completed a 96-mile walk barefooted across the West Highland Way in aid of Blesma. Craig Curtis admitted the challenge was the hardest he had ever faced. The seven-day event resulted in Craig having to use crutches for large sections of the route, despite having spent several months preparing his feet for what he knew would be tough terrain. After a couple of days my feet were getting ripped to shreds “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done; I was on crutches for two days and my whol
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