Uncle of meningitis amputee toddler stole £315,000 from her trust fund to pay for holidays… leaving just £239 By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:34 PM on 26th November 2009 Ellie Challis lost her arms and legs after contracting meningitis aged just 16 months. The uncle of a little girl who lost her arms [...]
The Desert Springs “Golf 4 Women” Salver Grand Finals were played out during gorgeous weather on the difficult Indiana Course in Spain. Many congratulations to the worthy winners, Heather Patterson and Louise Gaw – it was a hard-fought battle, and to all who took part and made the competition such a success. We are deeply [...]
A stork in the German state of Saxony had the bad luck to break his leg, resulting in an amputation. Now, though, Dietmar is being nursed back to health with the help of a prosthesis. Being a stork is hard work. Not only do you have to collect enough frogs and other delicacies to keep [...]
Dr. Jeffrey Janis, UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 17, 2009 – A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at [...]
Amputee Peng Shuilin opens bargain supermarket called Half Man-Half Price Store From: The Daily Telegraph (Austrailia) November 17, 2009 8:09AM A MAN who had half his body amputated after being run over by a truck has not only recovered but opened his own bargain supermarket – called the Half Man-Half Price Store. Inspiration for amputees [...]
The Grand Finals for The Bader Cup 2009 have now been played in Morgado do Reguengo near Portimao. Our congratulations to Carol and Craig Lewis, the eventual winners and to all others who took part having successfully got through the regional finals to qualify. The Bader Cup raises substantial funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation [...]
By Jim Luksic (Valley Journal staff writer) It’s a Friday morning in early November and Les Mason is adjusting his model airplane. Instructor and airplane builder Les Mason, left, and Santa Barbara Remote Control Modelers president Tom Wolf put the final touches on Hawker Hurricane last Friday before sending it skyward. – Photos by Jim [...]
Double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead set a new world record time for a leg amputee at the 2009 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds. Please click on the link below to watch the video. http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/double-amputee-sets-new-marathon-record.html What a fantastic achievement, Richard. Many congratulations! (Thanks to Steve McNeice)
By Chanda Temple Guster November 10, 2009, 5:30AM After losing part of his left leg following a 2004 motorcycle accident in Birmingham, Chris Osborne started helping people who faced amputation or were having a tough time dealing with losing a limb. His visits to hospital rooms became a ministry of sorts for him. “I am [...]
Pushchair-maker Maclaren USA has announced a recall of 1m pushchairs in the US after a dozen children had their fingertips amputated in the hinge. The amputations happened when children placed their finger in the hinge while the pushchair, or stroller, was being unfolded. The recall involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella pushchairs. The firm [...]
By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2009 Seth Robbins / S&S Army Chaplain (Maj.) Eric R. Meyners looks over bins filled with shoes in the chaplain’s closet at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Meyners says he doesn’t notice the mateless shoes, which are meant for amputees, when he’s [...]
TEENAGER Kyle Bowyer is back home and recovering after having his feet amputated following an angling incident. The 13-year-old has also been fishing for the first time since the accident on land near Ball Green more than two-and-a-half months ago. Kyle spent eight weeks at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where he underwent a series of skin [...]
NEW DELHI: A glass piece inside one eye, more than 50% burn injuries that had got infected, multiple fractures, and a foot which had been completely destroyed. Twenty-six-year-old Mohammad Mussa an Afghanistan national employed with the Indian embassy in Kabul was flown to India in this condition three weeks back. He was a victim of [...]
This comes from the States but may be worth a look. ************************************** Me, I would have guessed that the fingertip amputation threshold for a recall would be, say, 10. I mean, ten little fingers and ten little toes, right? As for the fingertip amputation threshold for a re-evaluation of a key element of a folding [...]
Here is a selection of random inspirational quotes that came to my attention through Google Alerts namely because No. 3 is from our eponymous hero! ******************************************** Hey Everyone, Here’s another batch of 10 random inspirational quotes. As you can see, it’s #4 in the series. Please make mental notes of the ones you like the [...]
A STAFF REPORTER Tausif Khan, the young accident victim who was allegedly turned away by five city hospitals on Wednesday night, can yet hope to stand on his feet again. “His condition is stable. As of now, the legs need not be amputated as the arteries and nerves have not been irreparably damaged,” said Bijoy [...]
Calcutta, Nov. 6: A young accident victim needing emergency trauma care to stand a chance of his legs being saved is facing amputation after going without treatment for a crucial six-hour period during which five city hospitals turned him away. Tausif Khan, a 21-year-old assistant chef in a housing estate club on EM Bypass, received [...]
by Elisabeth Rappe Nov 5th 2009 // 10:33AM Cinematical (blog) After a year of speculation Danny Boyle has finally settled on his next project. Variety reports that it will be 127 Hours, the tale of mountain climber Aron Ralston. Boyle has been loosely attached to the project since June when the LA Times reported that [...]
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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.
