Jacqui: “I left without needing crutches and the mental health benefits were huge”
Jacqui Marwick, a Community Safety Advisor with Lancashire FRS, shares how we supported her and how it inspired an epic fundraiser in 2024.
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Cheshire FRS volunteer, Mike Henshall, says a stay at Harcombe House on our Reset Programme helped him focus on the future after experiencing major mental health challenges over several years. Retired firefighter, Ken Brown, suffered a stroke in 2010 which left him with limited mobility. Here, he shares how our nursing team at Jubilee House helped him build the strength to walk again. Retired Lancashire firefighter Barry Hornsby saw his life turned upside down when he suffered a stroke while playing golf. However, with our teams’ help, he’s now able to walk again and is focusing on the future. Georgia Phillipson saw her professional rugby career abruptly end due to an injury, and feared it’d also mean the end of her being a firefighter – but she says our support got her back on the run again.
Mike: “I’ve spent my life helping others and not myself – you’ve given me hope again”
Ken: “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the nursing team”
Barry: “I’ve had physical, mental and nursing support – it’s absolutely phenomenal”
Georgia: “You didn’t just focus on my injury but me as a whole, including my mental health”