Jerome takes his first steps on 185-mile trip

And….. he’s off! Jerome Carson, age 67 and a professor at the Univ ersity of Bolton, starts his 185-mile journey from the MedEquip4Kids offices in Manchester to Walsingham in Norfolk. The walk is raising an amazing £22,000 for our Hummingbird Project to support children’s mental health and you can still donate here or using the QR code below.

Today Jerome is walking to Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire. He will be accompanied on the first part of the journey by Ian and Lucy Platt. Ian is the Project Lead for the Hummingbird Project.

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“The specialist treatment chairs are a new vital resource for the therapy team and nursing staff to be able to safely and comfortably sit extremely complex, dependant, critical care patients out of bed. The chairs allow us to begin the patient’s rehabilitation journey by providing appropriate postural support at the same time as pressure relief to allow the patient to build the muscle strength to hold themselves up against gravity. This allows them to begin to interact with their environment in a more normal way, enabling them to participate in meaningful activities such as meal times and activities of daily living.”

Physiotherapy Team
Critical Care Unit
Royal Preston Hospital

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