Four years ago today, I was in hospital with kidney failure, and no one knew why. After my transplant we found out it was because of atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) – a genetic disease, activated by triggers like pregnancy or even just stress. aHUS causes your red blood cells to split and clot in …
Bio – Jordan Hull; Junior Elite Triathlete For those who don’t know me I am Jordan Hull, I am 18 years old and a WHIS ambassador. I am an elite junior triathlete, competing for Great Britain, which involves hard, fast and technical racing against the best that other countries have to offer. I race across sprint distance …
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Usecases from Healthcare Introduction In the recently concluded SuperBowl 50, RFID tags were used to monitor the players statistics. RFID is being used in healthcare to provide Innovative solutions for enabling quality in care, reduce costs, enable process efficiency & improve patient safety. Some years back while on a visit to a …
Beginning again… Although there are times in life where we would love to begin again and wipe the slate clean, a lot of time is wasted thinking that is not possible or achievable. What we seem to miss regardless of the situations in our personal lives, business lives or our general environments, every new day …
Mini Yoga with Emily My yoga practise is with me every day, no matter what else is going on. Yoga is a hugely diverse practise, ranging from silent meditation and deep relaxation, to energising and strong movement practises. I have practised for over 12 years, but began to connect more deeply with yoga and with myself during the …
Hello my name is Liz Blythe. I am 47 years old and live with my husband and two children in Carlisle, Cumbria. I have worked in the caring profession all my working life and it is only the past 4 years I re- trained and became a complimentary therapist. My mum had a successful, established business and when she wanted …
It’s with great pleasure we feature Sanchita Islam. Sanchita is raising awareness around the stigma of mental health locally, nationally and internationally. We wish to support her efforts and wish Sanchita every success in the future. Gareth Presch Sanchita Islam Artist, writer and filmmaker Sanchita Islam has worked extensively in the Tower Hamlets region since 1999 …
WISEUPWORKSHOPS Wiseupworkshops is a community enterprise and is open to EVERYONE. The workshops are for people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We work with individuals, service users, families and schools using various art forms & techniques to promote personal development, confidence and communication skills. The aim is to enable people to share, learn and grow through this …
It seems an unlikely place to look for the wellspring of one of the fastest growing fitness trends in the UK but our great border city of Carlisle really was at the forefront of the aerial yoga evolution… It certainly wasn’t love at first flight between aerial yoga and me. It was the winter of …
