Lauren’s story
Lauren Gillingham is married to a West Yorkshire firefighter and has received help with both her physical and mental health following an operation, as well as guidance from our welfare team.
Stories
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.
Darcy’s story
Darcy Williams is sharing her experience of living with a neurodiverse condition and how it can impact her mental health, to highlight the benefits our Reset Programme had for her.
Shannon’s story
Shannon Barlow works for Heathrow Airport’s fire service and attended one of our Covid Recovery Programmes at Marine Court – which she says helped her feel less alone on her health journey.
George’s story
On-call firefighter George Christmas and his wife received financial support and guidance from us after a back injury meant George faced months off work with a huge cut to his income.
Matt’s story
Watch Commander Matt Gilbert is running the 2024 London Marathon in aid of us after seeing colleagues of his supported – and knowing all too well that demand for our services is higher than ever.
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