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URGENTLY Rotary commit to helping epilepsy sufferers come together
WANTED Members of Rotary Club Swindon Thamesdown have launched a three year project to support people in
town with epilepsy and also their family and friends who respond when a sufferer has a fi t.
Paul Parfrey, who will be presi- shown the lack of sup- build friendships and
Avon reps in dent of the club in 2012/13, said port for people with share experiences, and
support funding for
the current president John Fisher epilepsy in Swindon
your area and next year’s offi ce holder Bob and my colleague offi - printed literature.
Barrett had agreed to develop the cers in the club realised “We’ve organised a
• No cash outlay project to help people like Leona the opportunity to do meeting at the Holiday
• Immediate start Mckee, right. His wife Lynn’s niece something positive for Inn, Coate Water on
Thursday 9 September,
suffers from severe epilepsy in all this particular com-
• Part time hours to suit its various forms and is now having munity. 8pm, to bring sufferers
to consider a surgical procedure to “We’re still in the and families together.”
• Up to 25% commission try and control the intensity of the early planning stages To talk to Lynn and
fi ts she has. and working towards Paul Parfrey before-
Tel: 01793 704097 Paul said, “Leona’s life and that of a support group which hand with ideas for
her family has been turned upside meets regularly, set- the new group call
down since her diagnosis a few ting up a website where suffer- 07929 725708 or mail: rcst.epilepsy.
years ago. Their experience has ers can talk to each other and [email protected]
McTimoney
Chiropractor Give your bony parts some attention New foot care service
Phil Did the agony of the football get your back up? Or perhaps you’ve for older people
overdone it trying to emulate Andy Murray; maybe you have just been
Yalden suffering with a niggling backache for a while. A new service has been introduced
by Swindon NHS to assist the many
BSc (Hons), MMCA If these sound familiar then you older people who have diffi culty
Clinics in might benefi t from visiting Phil with basic footcare and fi nd the
West Swindon Yalden from Grange Park who has cost of private podiatry prohibitive.
including opened a new chiropractic practice The service run by Swindon
Link Centre at the Link Centre. Council and the primary care trust
Phil says, “often people suffer is is based at the Clapham Hobbs
07793 596 334 in silence and try to live with back Unit off Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill
problems, or they take pills that
and costs £8.50 for a thirty minute
[email protected] mask the pain but don’t seem to session.
www.bonyparts.co.uk solve the problem. Chiropractic Footcare can be booked on a six
may help - it is an holistic drug- weekly basis by calling 644804,
free approach that involves the Monday to Friday, between 10am
chiropractor using their hands to and 1pm.
Do You Deserve detect and adjust areas of the body. patients are drawn to McTimoney Val Vaughan, chair of Swindon
a Better Life? “Research has shown that chiro- chiropractic because of its whole Local Involvement Network (LINk)
practic can be effective in helping body approach and emphasis on steering group, said, “after many
Andrew Hill people who have back pain and using relatively gentle, but fast and years lobbying by local older people,
Hypnotherapist, backache. Some patients also seek precise adjustments. it’s good to see the NHS and bor-
Counsellor & help for other complaints and use Phil’s rapidly expanding practice ough council have at last introduced
Life Coach chiropractic care for continued has gained a reputation for his pro- this new service. It shows what can
6,750+ sessions run good functioning and wellness.” fessional and friendly approach to be achieved when local people make
Smoking, Habits & Compulsions, After 20 years in science and IT, providing affordable chiropractic their views heard.”
Fears & Phobias, Anxiety, Panic, Phil has applied himself to the most care. He believes the location of She added that Swindon LINk
Depression, Tinnitus, IBS, Sleep, elegant system of all - the human his practice at Link Centre will wants to know what people think
Eating diffi culties, Weight, body. He trained at the McTimoney benefi t many people because of about the service by writing to the
Motivation & Direction, Trauma, College of Chiropractic in Abing- ease of access
Confi dence, Relationships etc. LINk offi ce, Voluntary Action Swin-
VISIT: www.ahassociates.org don for over five years, which He is registered with the General don, 1 John Street SN1 1RT, by call-
Call me in Confi dence included giving 400 chiropractic Chiropractic Council and is a mem- ing 497777 or mailing: enquiries@
01793 873451 treatments to patients at the col- ber of the McTimoney Chiropractic swindonlink.org.
www.swindonlink.org
lege clinic. He explained that many Association.

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Providing medical help, counselling, hypnotherapy, Improve Your Health
complementary treatments, and mind-body-soul therapies
Acupuncture is increasingly being recognised as benefi cial
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The team, back from left: Paul Smith - solution-focussed therapy; Private acupuncture clinic at Moredon Medical Centre in
Dr Stephen Brooke - medical doctor, life coach; Lucie Kay - admin; David Kay - anxiety disorders. North Swindon currently offering free 20 minute consultations.
Front: Christine Brooke - spiritual consultant; Carrie Michael - holistic therapist. For more information please call 07818 176271
Call or email for free advice on 01793 635129
[email protected] www.swindon-counselling.co.uk or visit www.bendishmanacupuncture.com

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