by Sarah | Jan 24, 2018 | Your Stories
When Royal Navy Petty Officer Kevin Perrett casually announced his intention to run the South Downs Half Marathon he wasn’t expecting to generate much interest from his two colleagues, AB Tony Gaskins and AB Pardraic Graham. Kevin, an experienced runner, is in charge...
by Sarah | Jan 24, 2018 | Your Stories
Guillain-Barre Syndrome takes centre stage It is seven years since Adam Pownall was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, then being 26 years old; he was a healthy, fit and active young man. Forging himself a career in the arts he was working hard as a performer,...
by Sarah | Jan 24, 2018 | Your Stories
My name is Karrie and I’m a 22 year old Mental Health Nursing student and in November 2013 I started to develop symptoms of GBS. I was admitted to hospital and became paralysed from the chest downwards. I had to have an NG tube fitted and also a pacemaker to control...
by Sarah | Jan 24, 2018 | Your Stories
In October 2009 at the age of 82, I was on holiday in Sussex with my son, Clive, and daughter, Lulu, when I experienced very strong tingling in both hands, and the next morning when I got out of bed my left leg was completely numb and useless. I was taken by ambulance...
by Sarah | Jan 24, 2018 | Your Stories
Joe Sims and his sister, Tesni Foster successfully took on The 3 Peaks Challenge in October to raise money for GAIN. This entailed starting early in the morning and climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, then driving to the Lake District and climbing Scafell Pike (at night...
