Guest Blogs

WelcoMe to Democracy - By Gavin Neate

By Mary Fickling on Nov 28 2023.
WelcoMe to Democracy - By Gavin Neate PhysioPod Forward: The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is on 3rd December each year, which promotes the rights and well-being of people with disabilities at every level of society and development and raises awareness of their position in political, social, economic, and cultural life. The WelcoMe App offers inclusive and accessible services. How has the app benefited democracy? Gavin Neate discusses the WelcoMe app, it's uptake, and what's next...

WelcoMe to Democracy - By Gavin Neate


2023, What did it bring?

By Mary Fickling on Nov 28 2023.
2023, What did it bring? By Jane Wigg RGN, MSc, Lymphoedema Clinical Expert

2023, What did it bring?


'Real is Rare' - By Dean Attwood - Mindset and Performance Coach and Anxiety Expert

By Mary Fickling on Nov 27 2023.
'Real is Rare' - By Dean Attwood - Mindset and Performance Coach and Anxiety Expert The end of 2022 marked one of the hardest years I have been through to date. The spiral started with my father's diagnosis of five brain tumours, an incalculable situation and one that proved to be a no-way-out scenario. Time…. For the second time, my family was so sadly running out.

'Real is Rare' - By Dean Attwood - Mindset and Performance Coach and Anxiety Expert


Patrick Ball of Musgrove and Ball Joins the CEO Sleepout

By Mary Fickling on Nov 27 2023.
Patrick Ball of Musgrove and Ball Joins the CEO Sleepout UK Business leaders unite to fight homelessness across the UK. "It was freezing, but we all did an amazing thing on the 9th of November! 

Patrick Ball of Musgrove and Ball Joins the CEO Sleepout


ATHENA forté: A New Inspirational Clothing Brand Helping Those in Need

By Mary Fickling on Nov 27 2023.
ATHENA forté: A New Inspirational Clothing Brand Helping Those in Need Louie Angelo, the company's owner, has personal experience of living on the streets. "ATHENA forté is a very special company: set up to provide style with purpose. For each online sale, ATHENA forté pledges to provide the equivalent of that item to someone in need." 

ATHENA forté: A New Inspirational Clothing Brand Helping Those in Need


"You Are NOT Alone!" Gaynor Leech on new book from Lymphoedema United

By Mary Fickling on Nov 27 2023.
"Matt Hazledine of Lymphoedema United approached me in 2022 and asked if I would be interested in contributing a chapter to a book that he and Amy Rivera were co-editing. Amy is a patient advocate and the founder of the Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation in the United States. Of course, I said yes.


The NHS Spine for Prescriptions

By Mary Fickling on Nov 09 2023.
The NHS Spine for Prescriptions Do you know what this is? I certainly didn’t know about this service until just recently. My inquisitive mind needed some answers, but first a little background: by Gaynor Leech, Lymphoedema Patient Advocate and Founder of LWO Community

The NHS Spine for Prescriptions


Grade II leiomyosarcoma of left knee with pleomorphic differentiation:

By Mary Fickling on Oct 04 2023.
Grade II leiomyosarcoma of left knee with pleomorphic differentiation: Christine Talbot. SRN. MLD.DLT.

Grade II leiomyosarcoma of left knee with pleomorphic differentiation:


Exciting Updates from Ramin Shayan MBBS, PhD (Uni Melb), FRACS (Plastics) Associate Professor at University of Melbourne

By Mary Fickling on Aug 31 2023.
Exciting Updates from Ramin Shayan MBBS, PhD (Uni Melb), FRACS (Plastics) Associate Professor at University of Melbourne "Dear Mary, It has been a busy time indeed. We have been back at it since the awareness campaign. Firstly, we were privileged to meet with your own lipoedema advocates on a visit to London in July. Tara and I were delighted to hear about the efforts that you and your colleagues are making in the UK.

Exciting Updates from Ramin Shayan MBBS, PhD (Uni Melb), FRACS (Plastics) Associate Professor at University of Melbourne