Enter our ‘name the christmas box’ to win a great prize. £2 to enter.
All Christmas phrases, see reception to enter.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who provided a raffle prize, thank you to those who attended the quiz and to thank you to those that helped on the night. We raised an amazing £1337, the most ever. We had 18 teams and about 120 people, the raffle had some fantastic prizes.
Travel survey for Milton Park – great prizes to be won
Travel survey for Milton Park.
This survey closes next Friday, for all those that enter there are some great prizes to be won. The information this survey will give us is essential for planning improvements for journeys to and from Milton Park.
Thank you very much.
Thank you Richard Twine
Thank you to those who sponsored Richard Twine. He completed the Great North Run on 10th September in a time of 2hrs 17mins. Fantastic job.
He raised £131.25 at the Centre and Richard raised some more outside. Big thanks Richard.
Disability gym training.
Personalised disability gym training with Monica at the Park Club, £2.50 entry.
Craft Sale, Blewbury, 5th November
Handmade Gifts, Homemade Cake and Refreshments, FREE ENTRY, Sunday 5th November 11-3.30. Blewbury Clubhouse, Bohams Road, OX11 9HF. All proceeds from the refreshments will be donated to the Centre. NB Cash payments only.
Please donate your round £1 coins to us
From 15th October the round £1 coin will no longer be legal tender. Soon your old £1 coins will not be worth anything to you but we can still put them to good use, even after they go out of circulation.
Donate your old pound coins to us…….
Don’t get caught out in a power cut – register with the free SSE Priority Service
It doesn’t matter who your electricity supplier is, if you are disabled you can register to receive the Free SSE Priority Service.
“We all rely on electricity day to day for various things, but for some, a power cut can be particularly distressing and difficult. That’s why we offer extra help and support during a power cut. Registering for our Priority Services helps us to help you when you need it most. All our priority services are free.
Benefits of joining our Priority Services Register
We can’t promise your electricity will never go off, but if it does, we will do what we can to make sure you have the support you need, when you need it.
Our service offers:
- Dedicated 24 hour priority services phone number.
- Priority updates during a power cut.
- Nominate someone for us to contact on your behalf.
- Provide information in the format you need, for example Braille or audio CD.
- Security password to keep you safe.
Who is eligible to join our Priority Services Register?
You can join our Priority Services Register if you:
- Are dependent on electricity for home medical care, for example a kidney dialysis machine or ventilator.
- Have a chronic illness or short term medical condition; for example you are recovering from a major operation.
- Are disabled.
- Have special communication needs; for example because you are blind, partially sighted, deaf or hard of hearing.
- Have children under 5.
- Are over 60 years old.
We recognise some of our customers may need support in other ways during power cuts. If you have other needs and feel you will need extra help in the event of a power cut, please contact us to discuss.”
For more information and to register click here.
Need Financial Assistance?
Source MS Society:
Need Financial Assistance? Who can help?
The Multiple Sclerosis Research and Relief Fund (MSRRF) is a charity that supports all people affected by MS and who work with the MS Society on joint funding of individual grants. They may ask your permission to contact the MS Society to apply for part-funding on your behalf. Read on
3D printing brain scans helps doctors with a tricky diagnosis
Source Tech Crunch:
When there’s a problem in the brain, it pays to be precise — every millimeter counts with something like a tumor or blocked artery. But it can be extremely difficult to understand the exact shape and size of these things, which makes them difficult to diagnose and treat, as well. But 3D printing a replica of the growth or damage may make doctors better able to do so.
That’s the suggestion made by Dr. Darin Okuda (above), who recently published some work showing the effectiveness of this printing method in diagnosing and understanding brain lesions found in multiple sclerosis patients.
Okuda’s team analyzed MRI scans of MS-affected brains and printed exact copies of the lesions, or damaged areas, detected in them. These were given to people who would normally have just used 2D images or a 3D reconstruction on a screen to diagnose or monitor this type of thing. Read on.
