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Mark: “Within just two days I noticed my movement improved and the muscle was stronger”

Mark: “Within just two days I noticed my movement improved and the muscle was stronger”

Derbyshire firefighter Mark has been supported by us twice in his career, following injuries to his hip and back, and later his shoulder, and it’s all thanks to your ongoing donations.

17 Mar 2022

Guy: “There’s a mistaken belief that it’s weak to say you need help… but it’s a strength”

Thanks to your kind-hearted donations, we’ve been able to continue offering support to people like Guy Pedliham, a Station Officer with LFB, who’s been helped on several occasions with his physical and mental health.

10 Mar 2022

Alan: “Your donations and support ensured I wasn’t alone throughout the pandemic”

Alan Swales has joined our online Living Well Groups after supporting us for decades. He says they have helped him with increasing loneliness during the pandemic, as he cared single-handedly for his wife.

01 Mar 2022

Anthony: “I can take what I’ve learnt here back to crews that I work with and my family”

Anthony Chaplin initially injured his back in 2005 and now suffers with a lot of pain. While he knows the odds of him getting operational again are low, he says having support at Jubilee House has given him hope that he’ll be able to stay in the fire service.

25 Feb 2022

Sarah: “I wouldn’t have been able to go back to work if I didn’t reach out to you”

LFB firefighter Sarah King recently returned to work more than a year after getting Covid-19. She attended our Covid Recovery Programme, as her symptoms continued, and says it helped make her return a reality.

22 Feb 2022

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