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** STOP PRESS ** MUM’S URGENT PLEA FOR HELP TO FUND SPECIALIST BED TO KEEP DISABLED GLASGOW GIRL SAFE AT NIGHT
September 2020
A desperate mother has pleaded for help to get a specialist bed for her daughter whose complex behaviour issues have led to her flooding the house and hanging out of the bedroom window, leaving her fa...
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LITTLE GIRL WHO BEAT THE ODDS JUST WANTS TO BE COMFORTABLE
April 2019
In her short life, three-year-old Emelia McDonough from Fife has already defied the odds – born prematurely at 25 weeks, she contracted a life threatening infection and needed emergency surgery to r...
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO END EQUIPMENT CRISIS
December 2018
Five-year-old Arran Breslin was forced to sleep in his buggy because NHS Greater Glasgow couldn’t provide him with a specialist bed to keep him safe. Arran has no awareness of danger and can’t be...
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CALLS FOR HELP FROM FAMILIES OF DISABLED CHILDREN IN SCOTLAND HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH
October 2017
The UK’s largest charity funder of children’s disability equipment is calling on people across Scotland for their help, as the number of families who urgently need vital equipment has reac...
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COMFORT GETS THE THUMBS UP FROM GRETA
September 2017
Greta McMillan’s spine is gradually twisting painfully out of shape. She has Cerebral Palsy, which affects her muscles, she can’t make herself comfortable during the night. Her family asked local ...
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BRIGGS STAFF HIKE UP FUNDRAISING TOTAL
August 2017
Well done to the 15 members of staff from the Briggs Scotland team for more than tripling their £500 target and raising an impressive £1,629 for Newlife after completing the Arrochar Alps Challenge....
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IT’S THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE FOR TEENAGER LAUREN!
July 2017
Sixteen-year-old Lauren Innes, from Glenrothes, is celebrating being able to stand up whenever she wants to – thanks to delivery of a new hi-tech wheelchair. At last, she’ll have uninterrupted vie...
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BRIGGS STAFF TAKE ON MOUNTAIN CHALLENGE
July 2017
A group of Briggs Equipment staff will be taking on a three mountain challenge on 12 August to raise vital funds for Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children. The team from Briggs’ Cumbernauld offi...
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LEWIS TO RECEIVE THE SPECIALIST BED HE NEEDS TO STAY SAFE THROUGH THE NIGHT
July 2017
Seven-year-old Lewis Justice from Leven has Autism which results in him becoming easily frustrated and hurting himself and others – including his mum who has sustained two broken ribs and concussion...
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NIGHTMARE OF NIGHT-TIME INJURIES
July 2017
Five-year-old Brody McAteer has no awareness of danger and would often injure himself when he banged against the sides of his bed – or fell out of it. He has epileptic seizures and safety is always ...
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