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Falls Prevention and Fibromyalgia
You wouldn’t be mistaken for assuming that trips and falls are only a common occurrence in just older people aged 65 and over. Even healthy people over 65 can have at least one fall a year and a simple fall can having serious consequences and complications. As we...
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale – The Lady of the Lamp 1820 – 1910 Written by Julie Barker, Chairperson It is 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale on May 12th 1820, the famous ‘Lady of the Lamp’, who we honour each year on her birthday, which is also International...
And then there was me
Hello and welcome to my first ever blog. I am Cheryl, Mum, Dad and carer to my two, not so kid like kids, they are George and Bridgitte 21 and 18 years respectively.My life has always been stressful. I have been a single mum for the past 14 years. Being a single mum...
Tai Chi Related
And then there was me
Hello and welcome to my first ever blog. I am Cheryl, Mum, Dad and carer to my two, not so kid like kids, they are George and Bridgitte 21 and 18 years respectively.My life has always been stressful. I have been a single mum for the past 14 years. Being a single mum...
My Tai Chi Blog Part 2
Jane’s Tai Chi Blog Part 2 So, by the end of part 1 of this blog I had finished at the point where Julie and I were having lessons with Chris and Chris was coming once a fortnight to our group meetings to teach our members Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 1. This was...
My Tai Chi – Part 1
How it all began I joined this group called ‘Fibro Active’ in March 2016, just after I’d been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. If you are a believer in fate, it certainly looked planned! The first thing is that I have known Julie and her family for ‘donkeys’ years’, but...