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Blesma takes tea with the Spinal Injuries Association
10 June 2020
On the 1st June Blesma attended the Spinal Injury Associations’ (SIA) daily virtual café. BSO for the South Pat Donnachie was invited to share his knowledge and experience around all things Blesma with a group of the SIA’s support officers, beneficiaries, and representatives from Limb Power – a charity who exist to engage amputees and those with limb impairments in physical activity, sport and the arts . The discussion was co-ordinated and led by the SIA’s Support Network Officer for London, Lady-Marie Dawson-Malcom. Lady-Marie was an excellent
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Supporting Research
9 June 2020
As a respected organisation that supports the Service disabled, Blesma is often asked to support research projects. Every year, BSO (Prosthetics) Brian Chenier attends numerous meetings that look at future and on-going research topics. This offers an opportunity to represent Blesma and the Membership at the early or scoping phase of research projects, as well as influencing the direction of others. When it does support projects, Blesma’s input ranges from supporting the concept of the research to identifying possible participants. Before information about a project finds its w
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BFBS Academy: Digital CULTure
8 June 2020
BFBS Academy Invites You to #jointhecult with Its New Online Course ‘Digital CULTure’ BFBS Academy has launched ‘Digital CULTure’, an online course and digital community aimed to help service leavers and others in the military community gain the skills they need to secure a job in the digital industry or expand their own business through social media – which is more important now than it has ever been.
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Remembering D-Day - Peter Van Zeller
6 June 2020
Peter Van Zeller, 98, served in both the RAF and the Army during World War II, and six days after D-Day he was shot in the arm by a sniper while advancing with the Somerset Light Infantry. A surgeon saved his elbow but the amputation ended his war. He received no compensation, no rehabilitation but was determined to have a full, independent life. “I learned to do everything again,” he says. “It still takes me an hour to shave, shower, dress and make my bed each day, but I do it.” Peter, who joined Blesma after his in
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