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June 6th marks 1year since Tommy launched dementia campaign
Dementia awareness thinking about walking Glasgow to London next year to collect more life stories
http://youtu.be/DiClVNuaj9Q
Last year I launched my campaign with a walk round Scottish cities to raise awareness and collect life stories. I have been overwhelmed by the amazing response to this campaign ,I am thinking about walking from Glasgow to London next June to raise awareness and collect more life stories or even a relay of carers walking through towns and cities much like the Olympic torch handing over letters and life stories to the next town /city.
‘In sickness and in health – he’s a hero’
More than 40 years later, he still provides care 24 hours a day – but never complains.
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GREAT TEAM: Alan Tucker with wife Jennifer.
Jennifer, aged 62, believes she would have to be cared for in a home if Alan didn’t look after her.
And she is so grateful, she has now nominated Alan, aged 60, as Adult Carer of the Year in The Sentinel’s Our Heroes awards.
Jennifer was born three months premature and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a youngster.
She said: “Alan doesn’t like the limelight but I think people should know how good he and other carers are.
The freedom of flying with a disability
Posted on June 4, 2012 | Posted by disabilityhorizons
Kary Wright is a 49-year-old married father of two and a c5/c6 quadriplegic.
Having shared his experiences of fishing with a disability, he talks about one of his other outdoor passions, flying.
“So how about a little wing over?” Asks Bob Hagan from the back seat.
“Sounds good to me!” I reply.
“Okay, now follow along with me,” says Hagan as he instructs me to keep my hand on the control stick so that I can learn the maneuver.
Bob points the nose down and we quickly accelerate, trading altitude for speed. He then raises the nose sharply and the G forces push me down into the seat. We are accending a near vertical climb, then suddenly he kicks the rudder to the left. The nose then drops through the horizon and we free-fall straight down, what are rush!
