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    East of England Muscle Group meeting in Norwich

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It's pudding week on Great British Bake Off and one of our supporters has shared their super easy 10 minute treacle pudding family favourite! She reckons that you might be able to make this in the advert breaks…

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"There's an assumption that wheelchair users always have someone with them who can look after their chair if they are taken ill. Having to stay with my son's chair when he was in an emergency situation meant I could not go to hospital with him at a time that was scary for both him and me."

Sharon Ledbrook's (quoted) two sons, Steve and James (pictured), have Becker muscular dystrophy. Have you or a family member had a similar experience? Read her blog and find out more on our Ambulance Action campaign to improve ambulance services >> http://qoo.ly/hz4e9.
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