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  • Conrad’s model behaviour is given new lease of life

    Conrad in his workshop     7 July 2020

    Thanks to the Association, injured Army veteran Conrad Molloy now has a dedicated workspace in which he can pursue his model making hobby. Conrad served with the Royal Anglian Regiment for nine years before his left leg was amputated below the knee after he was injured by a bomb blast in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in 2000. Eight years ago, he reconnected with a childhood hobby; model making. When his pastime began to take over the family living room, Blesma stepped in to fund a workshop in the Molloys’ garden that would allow Conrad a private space

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  • A thank you message from the ADVANCE Study

    Study     6 July 2020

    The Team behind the ADVANCE Study (ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE Study), a unique twenty-year study into the health of military veterans, have recorded a message of thanks to commemorate Armed Forces Day. ADVANCE investigates the long-term physical and psycho-social outcomes of battlefield casualties from the UK Armed Forces following deployment to Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014. This study, costing over £1M per year to run, is a collaboration between the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DM

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  • Making Generation R shows resilience during lockdown

    Making Generation R     5 July 2020

    Making Generation R (MGR) is proving its resilience.  Making Generation R, which trains veterans to deliver their life stories to help build resilience in pupils and first responders, has been running a series of online initiatives to support skill levels and maintain connections in lockdown. One of these offerings is live sessions via a Zoom link to groups and organisations. More than 40 players, coaches and staff from the England Rugby Sevens squad were ‘bowled over’ by former 101 Engineer Regiment’s Jack Cummings, who gave a 20-minute talk about being wound

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  • Blesma at Home workout (Level 1 Session 3)

    Gregg Stevenson     3 July 2020

    Gregg Stevenson has devised a weekly home workout especially for his fellow Members, to help us keep our mind and bodies healthy during lock-down. "My name is Gregg and I am a Blesma Member that works at SMRC Preston (the prosthetics centre gym). We focus on the benefits that strength, fitness and mobility can bring to amputees and wheelchair users. I intend to develop several fitness sessions for you to try at home, with minimal equipment. I have been inspired by other Blesma Members, cracking on at this difficult time, and feel it would be beneficial for us all to

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