QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Issue: 02/23 THE WELL-BEING SERIES The well-being series continues to grow from strength to strength, with such great contributors playing a part. These include people from the local community sharing their community interest projects. Such as Libanus Lifestyle in Blackwood, who open their doors to people to join to have a home cooked roast dinner made with home grown veg from the garden at Libanus Lifestyle. They get to chat over tea and biscuits while their dinner is being cooked for them.
MEET THE TEAPOT LADIES
At Libanus Lifestyle, we spoke with the service users about how they benefit from the service being offered. Norman had recently lost his wife and he found that he was stuck in the house and developed depression. He started to attend Libanus, and his life is beginning to turn around. We spoke to the lovely Jim, who is in his eighties, and loves to play the piano and share his tunes with the others. A local councillor called in Mr Dix and who told us how invaluable the service was to the community, and how people can become isolated, and it was such an important service and gave his full support to it.
Four wonderful ladies named, Diana Parsons, Joan Warbuton, Angela Harney and Rhian Mills. Write, narrate and record their Tales Around the Teapot series, every week without fail for the in-hospital patients to help keep their spirits up. Their stories are funny, serious and touching, and really brighten up anyone’s day. Some of their antics can make you laugh out loud. They have recently been on tour with a show to a group of ‘Listeners and Writers’ at Butter’s Bar, in Gilfach, Bargoed, where they put on a right show and had the audience in laughter. These stories are available for you to listen to, where you can follow YY FM on many social media platforms for the latest stories.
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Issue: 02/23 CARDIO REHABILITATION – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW On the left is Mr Brian Begg of ABUHB and is a Cardio Rehabilitation Practitioner and helps people who have experienced a cardio event to return to their best health. This can include walking and improving lifestyle. Listen to his informative podcast about what to do after a cardio event. To compliment Mr Begg’s podcast, you will also find a written and narrated story ‘Riverbank Serenade’. Narrated in Welsh and English by volunteers of YY FM. All available on @itsyyfm.com
WORLD MENOPAUSE DAY With it being World menopause day in October, we ask Dr Olver of ABUHB if she would talk to us on a podcast about Menopause and to help us understand it better. Dr Olver is a specialist and is based in South Wales Menopause Clinic specialises in managing the perimenopause, menopause and premenstrual syndromes. Another useful and informative wellbeing podcast, that shares information to help you or someone you know to understand what happens to a woman’s body at perimenopause stage and post menopause stage. Dr Olver talks about HRT and how it can help some and not others. A must listen and is available: @itsyyfm.com
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Issue: 02/23 WORLD OSTEOPOROSIS DAY Not only was it World Menopause but two days later was Osteoporosis Day. Dr Inderpal Singh, Consultant and National Clinical Lead who oversees the Caerphilly Falls and Bone Health Service, a wide-reaching service that specialises in assessing people’s medical, nursing and physical or functional care needs.
Dr Singh’s one piece of advice is “that bones are living organs and are important, just like your heart and brain; remember them and make sure you exercise safely and regularly!” It is Dr Singh’s mission to raise awareness of bone health, educate about preventing falls, and how to maintain healthy bones. To do this Dr Singh has prepared ‘Explainer’ videos, explaining what osteoporosis is, and much more. These videos are available at ABUHB website. A series of podcasts about ‘all you need to know about osteoporosis’ has also been produced and will be broadcast on @itsyyfm.com over the course of the next few weeks.
More information on osteoporosis and how to look after your bones to include exercises can be found at: www.theros.org.uk •
Half of women and 20% of men over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis.
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Issue: 02/23 TALKING MENTAL HEALTH – WE ARE WHAT WE OVERCOME PODCAST (available now @itsyyfm) An open and frank talk with Matt McQuinness about his mental health struggles and how he has overcome it, and his coping mechanisms. Matt was visiting Blackwood Miners Institute in September, and so we wanted to take the opportunity to speak to him about his show, his comedy and his music and where it sits with mental health.
MORE TO FOLLOW ON MENTAL HEALTH
STEVE JOHNSON, IN CONVERSATION WITH Benny the Coach about his book ‘Spirituality for Blokes’, another episode of the Wellbeing Series by YYFM. Geraint Benny talks to Steve and gives so much helpful advice for men, who are known for being the worst at seeking support when they need it. Benny’s book can be found on Amazon, should you wish to read it.
QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OCTOBER Issue: 02/23 STEVE JOHNSON, IN CONVERSATION WITH David Bear, Head of Technology, British Wireless for the Blind Fund A charity that has seen through 95 years even through the world war. This is their first every SOS appeal for donations. David talks about the current day challenges for those whose sight is affected and how difficult it can be in the visual world that we live in. @yyfm.com to hear the full conversation. CAN YOU HELP? To read more or donate please visit their website. Please visit: https://blind.org.uk/wpcontent/uploads/SOS-Appeal-Bwbf.pdf
Founder of YY FM, Steve Davies who is an employee of ABUHB, and runs YY FM in his spare time said, “We are delighted to donate this radio equipment to Idris Davies School and are looking forward to working with them on future projects. YYFM continues to go from strength to strength. I am so proud that the project is benefiting so many different people, not only our listeners but also the students at the University of South Wales and local schools like Idris Davies”. 1 PHOTO CREDIT: CCBC - Steve Davies, 3rd on the right
Pupils at Idris Davies School in Rhymney will be experimenting and making content for YY FM, it will be a great learning experience for them and an introduction into the world of media. It will be interesting to see the topics
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