Respiratory Services in Neath Port Talbot

Fiona Reynolds, Head of Nursing & Community Services, Abertawe Bro Morganwg University Hospital, came to our group this month to talk about plans for the future of respiratory services in our area.
Over the last couple of years the nursing and physiotherapy team have been affected by long term sickness and that has affected the quality of the service they have been able to deliver. It was good to hear Fiona's plans to get back to the good service we had before all these problems started, with more people taking on duties within the respiratory team.
Fiona will pay us a return visit in October to see what has been achieved and to talk about where we need to go from there.

Swansea Jack is on his way to Wembley

I made Swansea Jack when our team joined the Premiere League with high hopes that he would join the boys on their way to glory.
And now he's

on his way to Wembley !

Abseil at Dinas Rock

   Do you have a       
   head for heights ?

If so, why not head for the heights and abseil Dinas Rock at Pontneathvaughan

On Easter Sunday, 31st March 2013

 

From 10.30am until 4.00pm

With many thanks to Call of the Wild for running the

event and the Dulais Valley Independent Ambulance Service for giving first aid cover

in support of

Breathe Easy Neath Valley and British Lung Foundation Wales

for more information contact us on
01639 700140 or Breathe Easy Neath Valley


 Once again we are holding our annual abseil event in Pontneathvaughan in the Neath Valley in South Wales. It's a lovely location to spend Easter - waterfalls and walks, lovely pubs for meals and the Gower is close by for glorious landscapes and beaches. Why not visit us for Easter, abseil for charity and have a great few days while you are here - it's a lovely part of the country !



Yet another Christmas "Do"

The ladies (and gentleman) from Briton Ferry Health and Wellbeing group joined us for our Christmas party, and what fun they were to have as guests.

We started with mince pies, cakes and a cuppa, then we were put through our paces to get the muscles warmed up, the blood flowing and to remove the calories added earlier.

You wouldn't think it took so much concentration to stand, sit and wave your arms around to music, but I assure you it does. We all look pretty co-ordinated here but in reality it was arms and legs everywhere.

It doesn't help your concentration if you get the giggles either. These two have really seen the silly side.


It was lovely to be able to welcome our friends from Swansea and Bridgend Breathe Easy groups. They must enjoy themselves as they come back year after year.

Now, is he doing the exercises with us, or rolling his sleeves up ready to do the washing up.

What would we do without our supply of tea and coffee to keep the energy levels up ?

Finally I would like to wish our readers a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous and Healthy New Year !

A marathon runner and all round supporter.

Emma raised money for sponsorship for her entry into the London Marathon next year. She had lots of my dolls which went well and loads of drinks to sell. She was at the new school in Ystradgynlais, which her daughters attend. I had to check the name with her - Ysgol Golwg y Cwm - Valley View School to all you English speaking bloggers.

Love the new look BLF T-shirt Emma !

Christmas Lunch

We all enjoyed a lovely Christmas lunch at the Rock and Fountain in Aberdulais. It was almost a disaster as they had lit the woodburning stove in the room where we usually sit and it was really smokey - not suitable for healthy lungs, never mind we folks with COPD and asthma. However all was not lost as our host had laid up a table for us in the dining room, at the other end of the pub, where we enjoyed a lovely smoke free meal in good company, and who can ask more than that.
The only fly in the ointment was that we forgot to pick up our camera, but luckily someone had a mobile phone handy and pictures were taken.

Ystradgynlais Christmas Fayre

In spite of three buses going from Ystradgynlais to Cardiff to see Dirty Dancing and the Wales/Australia rugby match taking place in the Millenium Stadium (or on TV), attendance was really good at this year's Christmas Fayre.
We sold lots of dolls, Christmas decorations and other novelties and took £101 on the day and £64 in orders, making a grand total of £165 - one of our best days.

 

This all helps the work of British Lung Foundation.