Jon: “Your support was life-saving – I literally didn’t have food to put on the table”
West Yorkshire Crew Manager, Jon Arey, received support and guidance from us when he moved house with his daughter and faced financial challenges.
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West Yorkshire firefighter, Sam Bland, shares how our programme at Jubilee House helped her come to terms with the challenges she’d been facing with Long Covid. Merrick Josephs, who works in LFB’s Firefighter Development Team, attended our Reset Programme following a family bereavement. Retired firefighter, Ken Brown, suffered a stroke in 2010 which left him with limited mobility. Here, he shares how our nursing team at Jubilee House helped him build the strength to walk again. Kristi Burling visited Marine Court on our rehab programme after an injury meant she had to come off the run from her on-call role. Here, she shares how we helped her build her confidence again.
Sam: “The Covid Recovery Programme helped me navigate my emotions and journey”
Merrick: “Anyone thinking about getting in touch, take it from this firefighter – it was really helpful”
Ken: “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the nursing team”
Kristi: “Your rehabilitation team is helping me get back on the run as an on-call firefighter”