Another Good Week!

Gold!

Last week I was invited to the North West Ambulance Cardiac Smart Awards and was proud to go and receive a Gold Award for the installation of the 2 defibrillators in Standish.

I am very proud to have been able to provide these for Standish and hope to get another one at the other side of Standish next year.

 

The awards ceremony was very emotional with approx 12 survivors of cardiac arrest attending, many along with those who had performed CPR on them and saved their lives.

I have delivered 3 training sessions in Standish Library as I am a First Aid Trainer for North West Ambulance Service 'Heartstart'.   I will organise more in the new year as I am passionate about First Aid and teaching others how to save a life.   Most First Aid incidents happen to people we know, family and friends and not strangers.

  

I have also been asked by Standish residents to deliver training to younger people.  Having delivered in schools for many years, I will organise training for young Standishers also in the New Year (fully qualified with Enhanced DBS)

Cumbrian Floods

I watched the news with sadness at so many people having so much damage to their homes.  There is no good time but just before Christmas makes it all seem worse somehow.  

Instead of sending Christmas cards to work colleagues this year, I will be donating to the flood appeal.  If anyone else would like to donate the link is here

http://www.cumbriafoundation.org/.  

Several years ago I had a house fire, we lost everything and had to move out of our home for 12 weeks. We were lucky and insurance covered the damage, something many residents in Cumbria have not been able to get due to previous floods and companies being unwilling to cover them.

Christmas

As we all start to prepare for Christmas, my journey to work, which I undertake every morning at 7.30am and the return journey, getting home at 6.30pm, is made a little better with the sight of so many twinkling Christmas lights on the drive. 

As a Bereavement Support Worker for Wigan & Leigh Hospice, this is a difficult time of year for many who have lost loved ones, I have new clients to see and I will also be doing my Ward shifts over the Christmas period. The 'Light for a Life' tree was lit this week in the Hospice grounds and it looks fabulous, the photo does not do it justice! 

Thank You!  I would like to say a personal 'thank you' for the nearly 100 messages and emails of support I have received this week following the libellous lies and allegations made against me this week.