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Blesma Families Project
11 June 2018
Pioneering research has revealed that a radical new approach is needed to get the best for veterans and their families who are trying to cope with the wide-ranging impacts of limb loss. Findings from the Blesma Families Project, which were presented at the annual Members’ Weekend in June, have identified the need for significant changes in the way support is given to both Members and their family carers. “The health and wellbeing of the carer is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the veteran with limb loss, but too little attention has been paid to thei
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Audio version of Blesma Magazine
1 June 2018
John Miles, 72, has had a long relationship with Blesma following the work of his father who was instrumental in setting up the Bournemouth Branch. John has been producing the audio version of Blesma Magazine for more than 10 years. I first began recording the audio version in 2007, after I’d suffered kidney failure. My rehab was long and slow, and during that time I used to read the old Blesmag to my widowed mother. While reading it, I came across a request for help with the audio version and it made me think that doi
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Now in its third year, the Blesma Community Programme is set to become an unrivalled success
19 May 2018
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Military veterans and injured service personnel join forces for 100-mile charity cycle
11 May 2018
A group of veterans – including some severely disabled – are preparing to take on a 100-mile bike ride through the Vale of York on Saturday 26th May, to raise money for Blesma, the Limbless Veterans and Cancer Research UK. The Blesma 100, which will be in its third consecutive year, will start and finish in Market Town of Easingwold, North Yorkshire. The route will take the group anticlockwise up to Thirsk on flat, almost traffic free roads, before heading south to Topcliffe and Boroughbridge. The route will also criss-cros
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