Aug 28 2009 by John Siddle, Southport Visiter A PARTIALLY-sighted woman with one leg was refused disability benefits…in case she “got better”. Diabetic Beryl Prescott, 57, had her leg amputated in January after suffering a gangrene infection, and applied for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) from her hospital bed. Benefits bosses astonishingly told the former nurse [...]
AMPUTEE AMBASSADOR WANTED Did you know that there is more than one serious accident per day in the United Kingdom involving Fork Lift Trucks? Were you injured in one? If so, you could really make a difference. David McGuire is currently working on National Fork Lift Truck Safety Week, raising awareness of the dangers of [...]
London 2012 Media Release 8/27/2009 Saturday 29th August represents exactly three years to go to the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) marked the milestone date by announcing the appointment of Chris Holmes MBE as its new Director of Paralympic Integration. [...]
Comparing Scars Comments (1) Thursday, August 27, 2009 By Laura Bennett Photo Courtesy of The News Journal For Rob Kislow, getting shot was a kind of relief. He remembers a moment of otherworldly calm as the percussive roar of gunfire and the voices of soldiers dissolved into white noise. He blinked back blood. He saw [...]
Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory have developed a robotic arm and sensor system that is capable of performing some amazing sleight of hand tricks. Using a high speed tracking camera and tactile sensors on the fingers, the robot does millisecond bouncing of ping pong balls, pen spinning, and even throwing and [...]
BY DR. DAVID ABDOO For The Salinas Californian About 82,000 per year — that’s how many legs and feet are amputated annually in the United States because of diabetes. Diabetes affects about 23.6 million people in the United States. People with diabetes have a 15 percent greater risk of lower extremity amputation than those without [...]
HEALTHBEAT: Frustrated foot specialists find too many diabetics on stairway to amputation By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press WASHINGTON It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic’s foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicare paid for the treatment but [...]
On the weekend of the 22nd/23rd August, 75 amputees and ambulant disabled took part in the 2009 Amputee Games. Kiera Roche has sent us this report on the Games which, according to all concerned, were another resounding success. Plans are already under way for 2010 and we will be publishing information as it comes in [...]
The Regional Finals of The Bader Cup, recognised to be Europe’s largest National Mixed Golf Tournament, and The Desert Springs ‘Golf 4 Women’ Salver, dubbed “the U.K.’s most popular Ladies’ Golf Tournament”, have all been played. Results are coming in and can be seen by following the links below. We will be publishing the results [...]
By Shands/PIO August 20, 2009 Bria Brown, a 13 year-old Miami girl, calls herself the Queen Bee Survivor — and that she is. When she was only 6 years old, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare, progressive form of bone cancer. The disease targets the knees, one of the fastest growing areas in the [...]
19 August Response To The President on Surgical Costs of Foot Surgery ACFAS Responds to President on Surgical Costs The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) has joined the American College of Surgeons by writing to President Obama about his recent comments on the appropriateness and cost of surgical procedures, particularly the cost [...]
Friday, 21 August 2009 00:00 Capturing in song the spirit of American patriotism, world-renowned performer Michael Amante of Floral Park has released Amante Salutes America. The album includes Michael’s a cappella versions of The Star-Spangled Banner and God Bless America, which he sings at Citifield for the New York Mets and numerous other sporting events. [...]
By Gregg Zoroya – USA Today Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 19:21:48 EDT Military scientists have identified genes and proteins called biomarkers that could enable doctors to tailor personalized treatments for troops suffering traumatic injuries, such as those caused by roadside bombs. Researchers hope the troops will heal and recover faster, said Navy Cmdr. [...]
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL–(Marketwire – August 20, 2009) – Wake Pharma US, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Seal of Approval for its innovative product, Wound-Be-Gone®, based on a revolutionary oxygen free radical binding technology. In addition to the growing number of professional awards, Wound-Be-Gone® continues to [...]
Tamara Dietrich 9:58 PM EDT, August 20, 2009 Last summer, this community rallied to help a man who’d undergone multiple amputations because of a rare condition first diagnosed when he was 14. That’s when he had his first amputation — a toe. Over the next 20 years, William Allen Honeycutt would lose a leg, half [...]
PANAMA CITY, Fla., Aug. 20 (UPI) — An Ohio man lost both his legs after contracting an infection from eating oysters while on a wedding trip to Florida. Darrell Dishon, 40, of Lebanon planned to marry Nicole Copas in Florida, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News reported. But he got sick several days before the ceremony. [...]
Published Date: 20 August 2009 Thursday 3.25pm A WARNING has been issued to parents, urging them to be on their guard against meningitis as their children return to school after the summer holidays. Charity Meningitis UK says the close confines of a classroom put youngsters more at risk from the deadly brain bug. There are [...]
We have received this lovely letter from Louis Stephen, one of the appreciative young fliers at the Douglas Bader Young Aviators’ Day at R.A.F. Kinloss on Saturday 8th August. I think it speaks for itself and is one very good reason why this very popular programme will continue with more venues anticipated for 2010. We [...]
By Chris Elsberry Staff writer Updated: 08/20/2009 12:45:14 AM EDT His first steps weren’t cautious, they were taken with confidence.His first exercises weren’t exhausting, they were exhilarating. So much so, that when the patient wanted to do more, the therapist agreed. At the end of the first day with his new prosthetic, Ken Green felt like [...]
PRINCE Harry is supporting his wounded hero Ben McBean’s fight for a fair compensation deal, the Royal Marine revealed today. Double amputee Ben, 22, told of his royal backing as he launched a landmark bid against the MoD. As The Sun revealed last week, officials have refused to pay out for more than 100 wounds [...]
We knew the day of Robo Dumbo would come, we just didn’t know it would come so soon. Actually, we couldn’t be happier for Motala. After losing her foot to a landmine a decade ago while working in a Thai logging camp, the 48-year-old elephant has been fitted with a special prosthesis. Reports this week [...]
The name is not commonly known and is difficult to pronounce, but the disease afflicts an estimated 12 million Americans. It’s called critical limb ischemia. Treatments are lacking and often require amputation, but help may be on the way: A potential solution for people afflicted with diabetes and obesity who are facing amputation of a [...]
Are you disabled? Are you sporty? If so, do you fancy a go at seeing if you’ve got what it takes to compete internationally and bring home the medals in 3 Years Time? ParalympicsGB, the UK’s team that will represent us at the Paralympic Games in London 2012, is currently scouting for talent. It’s 3 [...]
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill 1:30PM, Monday August 17th 2009 Hello gorgeous! There’s a new group of models strutting their way down the internet catwalk. While most of us tremble at the strict standards for high fashion models, these gals won’t let a missing limb stop them from booking a professional photo shoot. They are bad [...]
Thomas Lifson President Obama has alienated the very profession whose services he will soon need to surgically remove the foot which is starting to chronically be stuck in his mouth. Orthopedic surgeons have defended their honor in response to an outrageous and ignorant attack from the POTUS. Statement from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons [...]
By John J. Monahan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF President Barack Obama yesterday laid out his plans for universal health care in front of a town meeting-style audience at Portsmouth High School, fielding questions on the controversial plans and trying to set the record straight by dispelling what he called wild exaggerations from critics. Mr. Obama [...]
Here is the first Press Release issued by RAF Kinloss about the Douglas Bader Young Aviators’ Day that was held there on Saturday 8th August. By all accounts it was a wonderful day and was very much enjoyed and appreciated by all concerned. We are very grateful to Squadron Leader Carl Melen and all at [...]
In an earlier article I wrote that diabetes is a disease that creeps up on you and before you know it, a person can be diagnosed with diabetes at quite a late stage. I had suggested that those in the high-risk group of getting diabetes should be prudent and look through their family history to [...]
NewsTarget.com 10/08/2009 08:00 (NaturalNews) Jerome, a 53-year-old high school teacher, was in the hospital awaiting amputation of his left leg. He’d been receiving IV antibiotics to treat a diabetic ulcer, a wide, oozing open wound on his ankle, but this didn’t halt the steady advance of gangrene, and he was told they had no choice [...]
Monday, August 10, 2009, 18:00 by Aline Nassif To her patients, surgeon Stella Vig is something of a phenomenon at Mayday Hospital. Her gift is saving thousands of diabetic patients the agony of losing a leg. The 42-year-old vascular surgeon and diabetes expert has received two prestigious awards in the last few weeks for her [...]
André Picard (From Monday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 03:09AM EDT) Imagine for a moment that you have a cancerous tumour eating away at the bone and muscle in your leg. You can choose to amputate the leg or undergo surgery that removes the cancer and leaves the limb intact. [...]
Mark Hyman, MD Diabetes is not reversible and controlling your blood sugar with drugs or insulin will protect you from organ damage and death. That is what the medical profession would have you believe, but medication and insulin can actually increase your risk getting a heart attack or dying. The diabetes epidemic is accelerating along [...]
Andy`s British 10 km run on Sunday 12th July First of all, I hope this article does not put anyone off the idea of doing a 10km run (!), but rather acts as some sort of small incentive to sign up for one next year and raise some funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation. I [...]
Abdi Dhuhulow can run a marathon in just over three hours – an impressive feat by most standards. But what makes the 28-year-old’s achievement even more special is that he has only one leg. The Somali refugee had to have his other leg amputated below the knee after being shot in the civil war. “In [...]
by Michael Smith WHEN Private Matt Woollard stepped on a Taliban landmine in Afghanistan, his life was left hanging by a thread. His right foot was blown off, chunks of muscle were stripped from his forearms and his heart stopped three times after he was airlifted to a field hospital. Yet two years later, Woollard, [...]
Royal Marine Peter Dunning, who lost both legs when his army vehicle was blown up in Helmand province last year, talks about his experience of soldiering – and soldiering on Peter Dunning lives with his parents in Wallasey on the Wirral, in one of those cinematic streets that dip steeply down to the docks. At [...]
By MIKE CULLITY New Hampshire Union Leader 6 hours, 57 minutes ago A former college golfer who contemplated turning pro before choosing a ministry career, Kevin Valentine lost part of his left leg and sustained significant damage to his right one after being hit by a car in 1997. On Tuesday, he will be one [...]
The Pain of Foot Neuropathy Neuropathy deals with anything to do with the nerves or the nervous system. What is peripheral neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy is an umbrella term for any disorder affecting the peripheral nerves. The spinal cord is the main nerve but nerves branch out like antennas from the spinal cord to different parts [...]
Just when we think the story of a once-five-legged puppy named Lilly can’t possibly get any stranger, it does. When Lilly, a tan Chihuahua mix, was born in the North Carolina town of Gastonia, then-owner Calvin Owensby says his veterinarian recommended euthanizing her immediately because of her deformity. Owensby refused, and an anonymous donor offered to [...]
Pocket-knife amputation Photo: INLSA August 07, 2009 Edition 1 A man’s right leg had to be amputated with a pocket-knife after he became trapped under a harvester on a farm in the Free State, paramedics said yesterday. “Quick action by a local doctor and paramedics probably saved a 22-year-old man’s life this afternoon after his [...]
From ABC News. For millions of kids each summer, camp is a chance to cut loose, meet new friends and hone new skills in the great outdoors. But for children with special needs, whether it’s a physical disability or a developmental disorder, traditional summer camps can pose a whole host of challenges. “Summer camp is [...]
DURHAM, NC–(Marketwire – August 5, 2009) – Aldagen, Inc. today announced that it has received a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) concurrence letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the design of a Phase 3 study of ALD-301 for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). An SPA is a written agreement between the Company, as [...]
We wish Matt the best of luck with his fund-raising and his operation. A FOOTBALL-MAD student who faces having his right leg amputated organised a tournament to raise money for his treatment. Matt Woollias, 20, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma earlier this year, a type of bone cancer which affects just four in one million [...]
(Video link below) (CBS) Casey Owens wasn’t expected to live after he lost both legs in Iraq. But he made it out of a military vehicle alive and to Bethesda Naval Hospital where CBS News national security correspondent David Martin first met him in October of 2004. “I don’t remember anything, but I know that [...]
By Simon Wright 2/08/2009 Sas hero Stuart Trow had his left leg amputated after being shot by the Taliban during a bloody 24-hour battle in Helmand Province. The brave dad-of-two, 33, was cut down by bullets while storming an al-Qaeda hide-out – ending the career he loved and heralding an eightyear nightmare which he admits [...]
EXCLUSIVE by Tom McTague 2/08/2009 Figures released to the Sunday Mirror show 51 Brit soldiers have lost limbs in the Afghan conflict. They are the British soldiers who survived the Taliban bombs, but still paid a terrible price. According to figures released to the Sunday Mirror, 51 young Britons have lost limbs fighting the war on [...]
Eighteen veterans who have lost limbs are taking part in races to qualify for the Fastnet Race Deborah Haynes, Defence Correspondent Two years and several operations after Lance Corporal Jonathan Lee lost his leg when a bomb blast threw him 50 metres into a minefield in Afghanistan, he plans to take part in the Fastnet [...]
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THE BADER CUP was started in 1987, and is now widely recognised as the largest National Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament in Europe.
John Southwick founded the Tournament to raise funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation. He still organises the competition.
Please see the Bader Golf Page and the nested Bader Cup pages on the left hand menu bar.For more information, a brochure or to enter and help to raise money for a good cause, please visit John Southwick's dedicated Website:
www.thebadercup.co.uk
Art to Fly, a specialist aviation artwork Website, was created by Pat Barnard, long-time friend of Sir Douglas, as a way of supporting the Douglas Bader Foundation disabled children’s Flying Days.
You can find out more about Art to Fly and the aviation paintings and drawings, aircraft prints and books – all signed by famous WW11 pilots and carefully selected and attractively priced for aviation art collectors - by visiting the Website:
www.arttofly.orgAs Art To Fly is a non-profit organization, 100% of the profits of any sales go to help disabled children experience the joy of flight through the Douglas Bader Foundation’s “Bader Braves” Flying Days programme, details of which can be found on this Website.
