Find out More Ciaran Casey recently brought a successful damages claim. His solicitor, Paul Sankey, Partner at Enable Law, explains how this will be life changing . Because of a rare condition affecting his spine, Ciaran has little feeling in his legs. So when, on a cold night, he used a hot water bottle, he [...]
Find out More Michael was 51 and had type 2 diabetes for 10 years. He was treated with metformin and attained good diabetic control. His had not developed any complications of his diabetes. He was an active walker and enjoyed riverbank fishing and holidays with his partner He complained of left foot pain and saw [...]
Find out More Well it's often said that time flies, but seriously, where has the last forty years gone? From a relatively small beginning, we today can proudly count ourselves as being the leading UK charity providing advice and practical support to the civilian limb loss and limb difference community. But it would be remiss [...]
Find out More A journey that for me commenced in April of 1976, reached a significant milestone in December 2023; my 100th blood donation! But why do I think it's important that those of us who can, continue to donate blood in support of the NHS Blood and Transplant Service? On average, 4,300 blood donations [...]
Find out More After one of my “fellow exercisers” in the Keep Moving classes had completed a walk in aid of the Limbless Association - and smashed it; it inspired me to challenge myself. That’s when the O2 climb came in. A real challenge for me on a few counts - I don’t like heights; [...]
Find out More I had the great joy of joining other amputees, their family members, and close friends in a mini adventure over the O2 arena. The Limbless Association advert to take part had caught my attention a few weeks before, having checked my diary, this was something I wanted to do. As an upper [...]
Join this session with Alastair Ward from Ottobock who will be talking to us about “Sockets in Harmony”. Alastair will provide us with information about elevated vacuum systems in lower limb sockets at this special Virtually Speaking event.
Find out More Every now and again, something really unusual comes into my sphere of attention. Now I should explain at the outset that I've been a fan of motorsport since 1973, when I went to watch a non-championship Formula One race at Brands Hatch in Kent. I was hooked, and my enthusiasm for this [...]
Find out More Saturday 2nd of September was the final peak of the ‘3 Peaks, 1 leg challenge’ Ben Nevis. I had reservations about it being the tallest of the three, but I also thought to myself it couldn’t be any harder than Scafell Pike as that was a constant uphill climb with lots of [...]
Find out More Anthony Gold Solicitors have supported the work undertaken by the Limbless Association for many years, and we are honoured to continue to demonstrate our support. Climbing the O2 which, at its highest point is 52 metres is no mean feat. Being able to do this climb as an able-bodied person is a [...]
