Jacqui: “When you’re active and that’s taken away, everything can snowball”
Jacqui McDonald ran the London Marathon for us in 2021, after receiving both physical and mental health support throughout her career.
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Everyone needs support sometimes. Hear from some of the people Fire Fighters Charity has helped to move forward with positive change, personal achievement, progress and transformation in their health and wellbeing.
Stephen: “I couldn’t have coped without the charity over the years”
Northern Ireland firefighter Stephen Rea attended one of our Child and Family Weeks with his son Ethan, who has cerebral palsy. He says the charity’s support over the years has been vital to him as a parent.
Lee & Lynne: “To get this level of support you’d usually have to be a pro sports player”
Retired firefighter Lee Fisher and his wife Lynne visited Jubilee House for separate injuries. They say having supported the charity for years, they were able to get the help they both needed when they needed it most.
Kim: “I’ve seen all sides of the charity… from volunteering to receiving support”
After 30 years in the fire service, most of which she’s spent volunteering for the charity, Kim McNeil has now retired. Here she shares how much it’s meant to her.
Retired firefighters recall ‘moving’ Tunnel to Towers fundraiser, on anniversary of 9/11
Joe Harkins and Ludo Macaulay have both previously taken part in the Tunnel to Towers 5K event in New York, to pay their respects to the 343 firefighters that lost their lives.
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