Always keen for a new challenge, Somerset Councillor, Linda Vijeh, is planning to sky dive with the Red Devils at Old Sarum, near Salisbury on Sunday 15th April.
Said Linda 'I always like to push the boundaries, and a visit to see WW2 veterans sky dive last summer (see photo below) gave me the idea. After all, if at over 90 years of age they can do it, then I should be able to. It is not something I have ever considered doing before, but my sister did a charity sky dive over 20 years ago, and married the Red Devil she was paired up with!
I support so many charities it was really difficult to decide which one to raise funds for, so I picked a name out of a hate and settled for local charity, the Jemima Layzell Trust. I am aiming to raise at least £500 so I do hope that people will support me.'
The objectives of the charity are:
To help fund the provision of treatment and care for young people (under 18’s) suffering because of brain injury.
To raise awareness and educate the public (especially young people) about the risk and impact of brain injury.
To encourage people to sign up to the NHS organ donor register.
WHAT WE DO
From hospital equipment, to dark rooms and iPads we're proud of how much we've raised the last few years so that we've been able to help children with brain injury.
Our first big donation was an EEG machine to Bristol Children's Hospital (BCH). This amazing equipment is helping to save time so that consultants are alerted to any changes in their patients brain activity, even when not physically at the hospital, and really saves lives.
Since then we have also donated two specialist seats, (a MYGO Modular Mobility Seating for children and teens with special needs, and the BEE seating system for 3 month olds to 5 years), as requested by nurses on BCH Neuro-Rehab Ward.
These chairs are brilliantly designed to not only aid posture and motor skills, but ensure that bed-ridden children can be included in activities, and therefore help stimulate their social interaction, a vital part of recovery from brain injury.
We have also donated sensory equipment: tablets, bubble lamps, dark dens, play mats and bath toys, plus unique therapy from the British Institute for Brain Injured Children, and access to the Joansen IAS auditory stimulation programme. This programme involves listening to music, specifically designed to stimulate the nerve pathways into and within the brain - in particular the areas dealing with language.
All our children are referred by either their occupational therapist, nurses and doctors on the neuro-rehab ward at Bristol Children's hospital. Or other charities like Marthacare (now part of the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal) Child Brain Injury Trust and the British Institute for Brain Injured Children.
We are always keen to hear from new lead professionals from all over the country so we can widen our geographic reach.
MyDonate fundraising page for jemima Layzell Trust
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