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When you work with your hands for a living, what do you do when those hands stop working? Thank you to Jason Miles for sharing his GBS story in our pre-Christmas Newsletter. This is a powerful story touching on emotions around losing work and passion, over indulgence, and the importance of letting others help you. Here's his story, IN his own words: What do you do when a tradesman’s hands stop working? I’ve asked myself that question more times than I can over these last three years or so. I...

Thank you, Leanne, for sharing a story about experiencing Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a young mother. I was a healthy 34-year-old woman, the mother of a one-year-old daughter and a three-month-old son, living a life full of energy and family moments. Then, almost without warning, it began - weakness in my legs and a strange pins-and-needles sensation in my hands and toes. At first, it seemed minor, but the symptoms grew, gradually stealing my strength. I tried to seek help, but the...

If you're living with GBS, CIDP, MMN, or another Inflammatory Neuropathy, you may have questions about how today's budget impacts you. Are you having trouble getting your head around what was said, or just fancy a quick summary of the key points? Well, if so, our Chief Executive is here with his traditional reflection on the budget and what it means for people impacted by Inflammatory Neuropathies, and for the charity itself.    To be honest, there wasn’t a great deal of anticipation for...