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Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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The 660 Tour of Britain have completed their epic challenge!
8 July 2021
A Group of six serving personnel from 660 Signal Troop have set themselves a target of cycling 1,236 miles around Britain to raise funds for Blesma and the Royal Signals charity. The team hit the road on 28 June and have succeeded in completing their mission in just 11 days! “I took up cycling last year as an escape during the first lockdown, and I got the bug,” said Staff Sergeant Jon Wilkinson, who has served with the regiment for 18 years. Jon was interviewed by BFBS Radio on Instagram live, and
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Veteran with spinal cord injury first to receive Jaco arm
5 July 2021
A former Paratrooper, who was paralysed in an accident, has told how he can feed himself for the first time in 17 years after being given a Jaco robotic arm. Military veteran Jon Noble is only the second person in the UK to own a JACO assistive robotic arm, which is mounted on a power wheelchair, thanks to funding from military charities Support Our Paras, Blesma The Limbless Veterans, Help for Heroes, Royal British Legion and ABF The Soldiers Charity and case working and liaison support from SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. The veteran was badly injured in a road traffic acci
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Caring for your stump: The essentials
4 July 2021
Maintaining a healthy stump is very important when it comes to making sure you stay mobile. Here’s how to take good care of yours. Wearing a prosthesis can have a profound effect on the health of a stump, its muscles, and its skin. It goes without saying that a comfortable and well-fitting socket is a preliminary requirement. In some cases, an interface is used between the stump and the lining of the socket to reduce friction. Keeping the skin clean and dry is the first rule of stump care. Wash your stump regularly with warm water using ordinary (non-perfumed)
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Virtual Veterans Pain Management Clinic
1 July 2021
Living with persistent pain can be very difficult, as it can affect all areas of your life. Would you like to attend a free veteran-specific pain management clinic to help you learn ways to manage your pain more effectively? Following very good feedback from its first-ever virtual Pain Management Programme (PMP), King Edwards VII’s Hospital is able to offer more. The face-to-face programme has twice been rated as ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The virtual programme delivers the same content as the face-to-face version without the need to travel to or stay
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