Source BBC:
Depression and heart-disease drugs are to be tested in a trial to find treatments for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) from existing medicines.
MS drug ‘may already be out there’
Mobile Phones
Sorry we can no longer accept mobile phones for recycling but are still able to recycle printer ink cartridges. Please check Recycle4Charity.co.uk. to check that they accept that they accept your cartridge/s.
Holiday Opportunity
We are a small independent Tour Operator providing holidays for wheelchair users.
At the moment we have space for 4 people remaining on our Greece Holiday 6th-16th June. We will be staying in a fully adapted Greek Villa set amongst olive groves near to the Aegean Riviera, where they have a dedicated wheelchair accessible beach.
Included in the price are daily excursions to explore the area in our adapted mini bus. Please have a look at our website for further details.
Easter Saturday collection
Thanks to those who gave up a few hours of their time for the Easter Saturday collection which raised a staggering £712 (about £300 more then normal). The next collection is Friday 8th May at Tesco Extra Abingdon, please let us know if you are able to collect/put your name down.
Grand National Sweepstake
Grand National Sweepstake prize winners
1st Roger
2nd Jo
3rd Stephanie
4th Gillian
Aqua Exercise Classes
Don’t forget, Aqua Exercise Classes on Friday 17th and 24th April 2.00-2.45 Milton Park Club. Free entry. Please come along if you can to make this trial a success! Caroline is the instructor.
Self help CPR – important message- very interesting
Please give your 2min and read this:-
1 Let’s say it’s7pm and you’re going home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job.
2 You’re really tired, upset and frustrated.
3 Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up in to your jaw. You are only about five km from the hospital nearest your home.
4 Unfortunately you don’t know if you’ll be able to make it that far.
5 You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
6 HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE?
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only
about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only
about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
7 However, these victims can help themselves by coughing
repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two
seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until
the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until
the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
8 Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing
movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
9 Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
10 A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail
kindly sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we’ll save at least one life.
11 Rather than sending jokes, please..contribute by forwarding this mail which can save a person’s life….
12 If this message comes around you ……more than once…..please don’t get irritated……U need to be happy that you have many friends who care about you & being reminded of how to tackle….Heart attacks….AGAIN
From:
DR.N Siva
(Senior Cardiologist)
DR.N Siva
(Senior Cardiologist)
Sue is doing a 10k to raise money to buy the centre a defibrillator
I am running the Royal Berkshire 10k on 17th May to raise money to buy a defibrillator for the Centre,
Please sponsor me at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.
Footcare appointments available next week – 9 April
We have a number of appointmenst available for footcare next Thursday 9th April from 9-11. Please call the centre to book.
We need MS specialists at the heart of MS care
Source MS Trust:We’ve been working to train and support MS specialists, helping them demonstrate the value of their work, and working to change national guidance. But we need your help.
If you agree that people living with MS should have access to the best possible care, lend your voice to our campaign: sign up now and help us spread the word. Together we can make a real difference for everyone affected by MS. Read on.
