Jan and Michaela

Jan

Michaela

Michaela and Jan met a few years ago when they both worked as consultants for PwC.
Jan had a brain haemorrhage on 13 September 2010 which caused a severe stroke that has left her paralysed on her left side. Michaela followed Jan's facebook postings made when she was in hospital and has followed and supported Jan's continuing journey of recovery since. Encouraged by Ali of  Seal Personal Training, Michaela and Jan have entered the British Indoor Rowing Championships due on 25 March 2012, in Nottingham tohelp raise funds to buy equipment, not funded by NHS, to further aid Jan's ongoing recovery with surplus monies shared between the Charity "Different Strokes"   and to purchase physiotherapy equipment for the Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital where Jan spent 3 months as an in-patient. Rob Smith of Active Hands has kindly donated a velcro glove that helps Jan's left hand to grip the rower.
17 months post-stroke,  Jan can walk, with difficulty and needs a footsplint and walking stick, but she also continues to need care and support (provided through adult social services)  to enable her to live at home with her 13 yr old daughter. Jan is working hard on her recovery so she can once again live independently and return to work. Your support and donations will enable Jan to buy the eqipment and associated training not funded by NHS that she needs to recover movement and hopefully some function in her arm as well as contributing to the on-going work of the RLS Rehabilitation Hospital and Different Strokes. I the past month alone  we have raised just over £1000.00, which is a fantastic start towards our target of £3,500.
 Please support us and help us to reach our goal by donating via  paypal.

Michaela in training

Jan in training

Our thanks and appreciation

Michaela and Jan