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Enjoying a Model Conversation
Our regular client blogger, Wendy, has paid a visit to The Junction in Cambridge yet again. For a change it wasn't to see one of her favourite bands. Here Wendy tells us what she has been up to... "Last week was very exciting as I had been invited to the premier of a Model Conversation which is a documentary about disability that I had been looking forward to for a long time - we were being listened to! The film was shown at The Junction in Cambridge... Read more... -
Sophie's Challenge
Sophie Parker, a Rehabilitation Worker at Headway Cambridgeshire, is taking part in the Bear Grylls Survival Race at Wimpole on Saturday 20 August 2016, to raise money for Headway Cambridgeshire. The race, which is combined with an outdoor festival, will be over a 10k course with over 20 obstacles to overcome and at least 2 survival challenges that will test survival skills in different environments and survival si... Read more... -
Messages and reminders from Wendy
Our regular client blogger, Wendy, has a few messages and reminders for us all this month: "I saw Sarah Millican earlier this year and she was so funny. Very very good! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend if you get the chance to go and see her. She is so much funnier live than she is on the TV. " Unfortunately it hasn't been all fun for Wendy as she explains abo... Read more... -
Make May Purple!
Our regular client blogger Wendy has an important message for us this May... "Just as a reminder that this month is 'Make May Purple' month. The Stroke Association is holding lots of events throughout the land to raise awareness of how much a stroke can affect the person and the people around them and to raise money to help those people. Please ... Read more... -
Diary Of A Wheelchair User
Our regular client blogger Wendy has written about the trials and tribulations of public transport when using a wheelchair as well as occasions when things go right. Wendy highlights the emotional changes that can happen based on how people treat those using wheelchairs and the effect it can have on the overall experience. First Wendy tells us how it can feel when people don't respond so well to situations involving wheelchair users: "Last week whilst... Read more... -
Headway Hubs Holiday Arrangements
Headway Cambridgeshire hubs are closed on bank holidays. Headway Cambridgeshire hub clients who normally attend on these dates will be offered alternative attendance dates. Bank Holidays in 2015 Friday 25 December 2015 - Christmas Day Monday 28 December 2015 – Boxing Day [Observed] Bank Holidays i... Read more... -
Another outing for the Heritage project!
As part of Cambridge Disability History Month, Headway will be holding a stall at the Meadows Community Centre in Cambridge on Monday 7 December with a focus on our Making Headway project, funded by the British Heritage. The day will include speakers, performers, stalls and various other activities. The event is open to the public between 10.30am and 2pm so why not come along and get involved? Wendy, our regular client blogger, has given us an update of the pro... Read more... -
Non-emergency transport consultation update
In October we had a visit from Kyle Cliff to talk about people's experiences of using non-emergency patient transport. Our client bloggers Chris, Wendy and Colin have put together some information below on the service provided by the NHS and the answers to the questions we put forward. Are you eligible for non-emergency patient transport? The answer may well be yes. After consulting with the clinical commissioning group... Read more... -
A Portrait Of Recovery
Helen McMenamin-Smith, a gym client at Headway Cambridgeshire tells us the story of her recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury in an accident: "I had been on a photography course with my friend on the day I had my accident. I can’t remember anything about what happened but I have been told that there was a motorcyclist coming in the opposite direction. Apparently he increased speed to catch up with his friends who were in front of him and com... Read more... -
Working With People With A Brain Injury
Sharon Buckland is a Senior Rehabilitation Worker at Headway Cambridgeshire. We asked her: 'What's it like working with patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury?' This is what she told us... "The clients who come to our centre in Fulbourn have sustained their brain injuries in a variety of ways – it could be that they have been involved in a road accident or suffered a stroke or infection. ... Read more...
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Enjoying a Model Conversation
Our regular client blogger, Wendy, has paid a visit to The Junction in Cambridge yet again. For a change it wasn't to see one of her favourite bands. Here Wendy tells us what she has been up to...... Read More
