195 - Support for lady with back injury - February 2025

 One of our members asked if we could help S, who recently collapsed in pain, ending up in A&E with a bulging disc in her lower back.  Now back home, she is on crutches, in immense pain with the disc and sciatica so she can't work - which is a big problem for them as she is self employed. 


Her husband works shifts in a local hospital and is taking on more shifts to cover their bills. 

She also has problems with her son who has adhd and under support as he often struggles to be able to go to school. Her teenage daughter is trying to help as much as possible but is low and worries about her mum. 

We’ve sent £500 to S to pay for some physio to hopefully speed her recovery and return to work and to pay for a cleaner to help the whole family. 

Please remember to send in your nominations - this one is a good example of how our donations might be able to help to ease things for a family in their hour of need and perhaps avoid bigger problems developing.  

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