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Gill Crow’s dad was an on-call firefighter and she went on to work in Control herself for 24 years, so always knew about our Charity. However, she says she never expected the support on offer to both of them in retirement. LFB firefighter Wayne Jackson has received our support in the past for both his physical and mental health, and more recently attended one of our Child and Family Weeks – which he says helped his autistic son hugely. Sam Metalli-Haward’s family have been supported by our Welfare team after their son, MJ, was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. They attended a Child and Family Week and sought advice on accessing a therapy dog. Ross Allen is taking on the 2023 London Marathon in aid of us after his best friend was left needing 24-hour care. We’ve supported his family in the years since, and this is Ross’ way of saying thank you. Thanks to your kind donations, we’ve been able to support Paul Burchett - a firefighter with Humberside FRS – with his physical health and through mounting financial challenges, which in turn had begun impacting his mental health.
Gill: “I knew about the Charity but never thought it applied to me – I couldn’t believe the support”
Wayne: “When you hit a brick wall you need a circuit breaker – the Charity helped us find that”
Sam: “With your help our son’s differences were embraced rather than seen as a challenge”
Ross: “I promised my friend I’d look after his family – fundraising for you is one way of doing that”
Paul: “Having the reassurance that I can feed myself and my three boys means everything”
