Silver Dreams News - edition 4

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Silver Dreams News Feburary 2014

Registered Charity No. 249338

Welcome to the 4th edition of the Silver Dreams Newsletter! - written by and for Shine members in the 50 plus age group

Check out your health in 2014!

Information for people with spina bifida and health advice for their GPs Many people we speak to who are living with spina bifida aren’t being seen by specialists regularly to check up on their health. As Patricia Adley, one of our core volunteers says, “It is important to take care of our own health, especially when local health care

may not have expertise in our condition”. With the assistance of Gill Yaz, Health Development Manager for Shine, and staff at the Spina Bifida Clinic at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Patricia set out to develop “Taking care of yourself with spina bifida”, a guide written to help people avoid some of the common problems associated with spina bifida, know what to ask their GPs to do, and know how to take control of their own health. Problems with kidneys, skin and tissues, and bones and joints are often experienced by people with spina bifida, and the earlier they are picked up and treated, the better the long-term outlook. For a copy of this new guide and an accompanying information sheet for your GP, call First Contact at Shine on T: 01733 555988 or go to W: shinecharity.org.uk

T: 01308 426372 E: angie.coster@shinecharity.org.uk shine50plus.org.uk

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