John: “If I could, I would recommend it to everyone”
John Oakley accessed our services after finding out he would need a knee replacement, and also discovering that he had cancer of the kidney
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Derek Wilson suffered a life threatening injury when responding to a shout and used the charity's services to help him get back on the run. Diagnosed with a neurological condition , Martin Barker received support at Jubilee House A nasty fall from a step ladder left Annette Smith facing a long road to recovery. A dependant on her firefighter son, John, Annette was able to access the charity's services. Here's her story. Crew Manager Katie Love snapped her anterior cruciate ligament but defied the odds to make a recovery and get back on the run, with a little help from Fire Fighters Charity.
Derek: “You’re all so close to my heart now”
Martin: “The staff’s positivity rubs off on you”
Annette: “We were very surprised to find out I was a beneficiary”
Katie: “I proved the doctors wrong”