Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Blesma NEEDS YOU!
12 September 2016
Calling all volunteers After an incredibly successful Blesma Week 2016 collecting at TFL stations across the capital, we are bringing out our buckets once again! We will be collecting from 0700 until 1900 at: Canary Wharf Wednesday 19 October 2016 Kings Cross Monday 19 December 2016 To volunteer for a 2 or 3 hour
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The Veterans to look out for at the Rio Paralympics..
8 September 2016
There’s big boots to fill at this year’s Paralympics following the success of London 2012. All athletes have been training hard and each share a unique story about overcoming adversity. Blesma are proud to support injured veterans in whatever direction their life takes them. Jon- Allan Butterworth Photo credit: OnEdition
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The company Open Bionics is about to change the world of prosthetics forever
5 September 2016
A small team of dynamic, young engineers are about to change the world of prosthetics forever. Meet the brains behind Open Bionics. If you were given some Lego and a couple of basic motors could you design and build a makeshift floor cleaner? Joel Gibbard could. When he was seven years old! Impressive though the rudimentary machine was, it was merely Joel’s first step on a journey that, 18 years later, has brought him to the brink of manufacturing a bionic hand that can be 3-D printed in a fraction of the time – and at a fraction of the cost – of current prosthetic device
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MOD News: Mefloquine Single Point of Contact
1 September 2016
On 5th September the Ministry of Defence will launch the Mefloquine Single Point of Contact for current and former Service personnel who have concerns about their experience of Mefloquine (commercially known as Lariam). The MOD takes the health and well-being of its personnel seriously and acknowledges its duty of care to provide the best possible support to them. This service provides information and signposting to a range of services to address their concerns. Calls to the line are confidential and no personal details are retained. Lines are open between 9-5
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