Ladies (and men) who lunch !

Last Monday, ten of us met at The Dyffren Arms for lunch. A great time had by all, the food was lovely. Why don't we do this more often ? - must get organised on this.

The Gwyl - Penrhos - Ystradgynlais

"Oh Dear " we thought, when we woke up on Saturday. The rain was falling heavily and it was windy. Not a good day for a families festival. But all was well. By the time we all had set our stalls up the sun had come out and the children were able to have fun in the circus tent.

Air Products very generously gave us a cylinder of helium so we gave away a lot of BLF balloons to all the children there - thank you Air Products.

Lots of people signed our petition to protect children from secondary smoke in cars and there was interest shown about sleep apnoea, it's causes, effects and treatments. We sold lots of dolls to children and adults alike.

Stop Press !!!

Many thanks to all who took part in our abseil earlier this year. You helped us raise the magnificent sum of £5,075. All of this will be spent in Wales for the benefit of people living with lung conditions

Meet the Patients

On 22nd June four of us went to the Welsh Assembly to talk to the members about lung issues, such as extending pulmonary rehab to cover the whole of Wales, raising awareness of sleep apnoea, it's causes and treatment and our campaign to protect children from smoke in cars

One of our members is talking to Peter Black about these concerns.

Charity Fiesta at Aberavon Shopping Centre

In spite of the wet and windy weather, lots of people came, read our information and took away leaflets. We are raising awareness of Sleep Apnoea, a little known condition which causes disturbed sleep. People with this condition often snore then actually stop breathing, which wakes them up. This goes on all night and so the person is always tired and prone to falling asleep in the daytime - very dangerous if driving or using machinery. It can be treated - so, if this is you, go to your doctor and ask for help. There is no need to put up with this.

Sugar flowers and butterflies

Merle had us all fascinated as she made sugar flowers and butterflies as she sat and chatted about her hobby of cake decorating. It looked so simple as she rolled, cut and shaped the pieces of sugar icing, stuck them together with vodka, a quick tweak, and a rose, carnation or butterfly was made. They looked good enough for a buttonhole - far too good to eat.

Craft Fair in St David's Church

We had a lovely day at the Craft and Charity Fair in Neath yesterday, meeting up with old friends representing other charities.

Lots of people asked about various aspects of lung conditions and hopefully we have some new Breathe easy members.

We always welcome new members to our group. Support from others with the same condition is always a good thing to have.