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January~February speaker Dr Higham gave us a brief update on the CAT scan technique
RiskThis is the first of a short series reminding us about the risks of getting serious disease and or of suffering chronic disability from disease
Depression and Heart Disease A fact sheet that summarizes what heart disease patients need to know about depression
March Our speaker for March was Anna Wood, who gave us an insight into her current position as a modern day matron at Berwick Infimary, and some of the responsibilities it involves
April Our speaker for the March meeting was Dinah Iredale, who based her talk on her recently published book entitled “Bondagers”.Put simply, a Bondager was a female agricultural worker, but it was not as simple as that
fruit and vegetables I have been reading some recent cheery stuff, as if you needed to know, on the value of fruit and veg as well
May Jo Curtis was the speaker at our April meeting, Jo gave us a brief description and benefits of Qigong, this was followed by a short session of Qigong exercises
June Our speaker for May was Julie Holden of the Berwick Branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau.
July Our thanks to Dr Graeme Gillespie, NHS Clinical Psychologist , who was our speaker at our June meeting. Graeme has been visiting and supporting us over the years and has collaborated with Terry in putting some very useful information on our web-site on the stresses that arise from the shock, the aftermath, and ‘our on-going condition’ and has included suggestions on self-help relaxation and stress-reduction. This part of the site has always been the most visited. Each time Graeme comes to us we learn more of the practical applications of his knowledge.
August Annual walk
September Many thanks again to Dr Wooding for her return visit this August. It was good to have a well-attended meeting and again to welcome newcomers to the Group. Dr Wooding is a local GP. ‘Cardiac’ is not her own speciality – she attends more to asthma, and alcohol and other drug abuse, - but she hoped to explain how she as a GP together with the practice team is available to heart patients.
October Phil hoped to give a brief slide-show but forgot that the Berwick Infirmary projector has a previous history of not being able to link to speakers’ laptops.There were some good 1943 photos but they could be viewed only on his laptop, not projected on the full screen.
November Sarah’s interest in ‘Bowens’ started some years ago, initially after receiving ‘Bowens’ treatment on her own frozen shoulder which was causing her considerable problems and pain
December Our speaker for October was Karen Burn who, with her husband, family members, run a farm and holiday cottages Karen has always enjoyed the outdoor life, and as part of her college studies on wild life, Hunting Hall proved the ideal place for her to compare the types of wildlife found in rural and suburban gardens, and also study many aspects of animal life.
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