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Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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The Resilience Sessions - Mark Ormrod and Michael Caines
9 September 2020
The Resilience Sessions is a podcast series featuring compelling in-depth interviews, which bring to light life-changing and affirming experiences of Blesma veterans and the unknown personal struggles of celebrity guests who have fought to overcome hardship, including mental health difficulties, disability, devastating injury and bereavement. This podcast series is created in association with The Drive Project, who work with Blesma to deliver Making Generation R. We have already helped over 50,000 young people and first responders through the Making Generation R camp
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Meet our New Team Member - Jess Linge
8 September 2020
Tell us a bit about your work background? Before I started working, I studied sport at college and was a member of the golf academy, which was great because it meant I played golf five or six times a week! After finishing college, I completed an apprenticeship in business. Then I moved to Essex, whereI’ve lived for the last three years. Before I joined Blesma, I worked for an accountancy firm as an Insolvency Administrator. Although my background has been varied, I believe it has added to my self development and growth. What first made you
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Paul Findlay talks about the Pandemic with Healthwatch Essex
7 September 2020
Paul is a Blesma Member, Army veteran and BSO. Medically-retired after being seriously injured in Afghanistan in 2009, he has spent his time helping vulnerable veterans across the county during the pandemic. Here he talks to Heathwatch Essex about the Pandemic and his work with Blesma throughout. Healthwatch are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. They exist to find out what matters to people, and to help make sure their views shape the support they need. There is a local Healthwatch in every area of En
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Supporting Wounded Veterans: Pain Resilience Programme
6 September 2020
Supporting Wounded Veterans have set up a 5-Week Pain Resilience Programme designed specifically for Veterans. The Pain Resilience Programme (PRP) is a 5-week veteran-specific online course. In small groups with fully qualified clinicians to help veterans struggling with chronic pain. The course provides veterans with the tools required to understand and manage their pain. The Pain Resilience Programme includes Online sessions relating to: Pain Management Psychology of pain and resilience Medication review and management
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