Page 10 - link magazine

10 swindonlink.com • August 2008
Big day for Callum

The huge fundraising effort in aid of Callum Kaye goes into overdrive
on 30 August at a family day organised by Link advertiser V Cars.
Entry is free between
10am and 4pm at the
Scooters, powerchairs, Premier Club in Stratton
stairlifts, wheelchairs where there will be bouncy
and more castles, dancing displays,
face painting, clowns and
We also service all the GWR Black Thunder.
types of disability There are pitches for
equipment car boots and vans at £5
Tel: 0800 0746612 and £7.50.
In the evening a ticket
Tel: 01793 615327 only fundraising meal
Unit 12, Birch, Kembrey Park, Swindon SN2 8UU and auction will bring
together the Mayor of
Swindon, Miss Swindon
and local sporting person- Callum Kaye and his mum Anna Eagle
alities. Tickets cost £10. to attend Brimble Hill Special
Callum, 6, needs pioneering School at North Swindon Learning
medical treatment in the USA to Campus two days a week and is
give him a fighting chance to re- working hard with his mum and
cover from a severe and malignant physiotherapist Jo Reade to build
medulloblastoma brain tumour. His up his strength. In March his legs
parents have been told that there had to be supported by gaiters. By
is no further NHS treatment avail- the end of July he was taking very
able, but they are appealing for up small steps with help.
to £300,000 for Callum to undergo To book a car boot pitch or a ticket
treatment. to Callum’s evening, call Darren
Callum’s condition has stabilised Gee at V-Premier on 701777 ext.261
for the time being and he has started or mail: [email protected]

Coping with epilepsy
Sport loving thirteen year old Stephanie Beale was diagnosed with
epilepsy two years ago, but her dad, Geoff has found very little sup-
port for families coping with the condition.
New Weight Loss Programme Sweeping the Country
The implications of liv-
ing with epilepsy became
apparent during an event-
ful and terrifying fam-
ily holiday. Stephanie had
been recently diagnosed as
epileptic but her doctor had
decided against medication
at that stage.
During a two week holi-
Fed up being overweight? day in Greece, Stephanie
was enjoying the hotel’s
pool. As she swam under-
Join a programme that changes you on the inside, not just the outside water, she had a seizure and
took a lot of water into her
Spaghetti Nutritionally Complete Mealpak ™
Bolognese Strawberry lungs. She was rushed to
Flavour
Nutritionally
Complete Mealpak ™ hospital in Athens where
she spent seven days receiv-
ing treatment. with other parents who can share
because your weight matters
www.allabout .co.uk because your weight matters
To add to the horror of the holi- their experiences.
www.allabout .co.uk
Your Journey to the New You
35ge
day, fires took hold on the Halkidiki “I feel a bit alone on this. You
is a new weight loss and weight management INTRODUCING YOUR LOCAL
programme designed for males and females whose BMI is W8 CONSULTANT: peninsula 2006 where the family can read all the books under the
over 25 and have between one and ten stone to lose. were staying. They were evacuated sun but it’s not the same as talking
It is designed for people who wish to reduce their weight Helen Powell from the hotel and had to sleep on to somebody.”
quickly, safely and effectively, using a VLCD (very low [email protected]
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE MEALPAK,
calorie diet), with a choice of programmes that can be the beach. He said that Stephanie is a strong
tailored to suit you and your specific needs. Life has settled down since this character and copes well with her
Join a meeting group locally or crisis point and Stephanie’s epilepsy condition. For him, the fear of
as an on-line user with telephone/email support is controlled by medication. She has another serious incident has not

t -FU VT TIPX ZPV IPX UP MPTF TUPOF BOE NPSF RVJDLMZ yet to find the perfect combination faded. “The consultant says don’t
t /P $BMPSJF $PVOUJOH
t /P FYQFOTJWF GPPE TIPQQJOH BOE QMBOOJOH of drugs though, and still has one stop her being a child. That’s all
t 4UBSU UIF KPVSOFZ UP UIF /&8 :06 fit a month on average. well and good but every time she
Visit us on-line and join TODAY Geoff contacted The Link after goes swimming it puts the fear of
www.allaboutW8.co.uk reading about epilepsy sufferer, Ken God in me. I don’t go more than a
0844 544 9258 because your weight matters Kimber, who climbed Ben Nevis to few feet away from her.”
raise money for Epilepsy Action. Call Geoff on 07747 644325 or
He would now like to make contact mail: [email protected]
1 - 21 August 08.indd 10 17/7/08 18:15:15