Find out how The Fire Fighters Charity has supported beneficiaries across the UK and how you can share your story with the fire community. Click categories or regions below to filter the list of stories.
Jo Bosworth has been supported by the Charity for years, after being diagnosed with MS at a young age. Here she reveals how our Welfare team helped her regain her independence for the first time in years. Keith Baxter and his wife Barbara were looking forward to their retirement together when she had a devastating accident and was left needing 24-7 care. Here he reveals how the Charity helped him in the most difficult times. John McCulloch has struggled with his mental health and traumatic memories ever since having a stroke, but he says he and his partner – who’s been his carer – have been supported by the Charity throughout. Maureen Allen has been caring for her retired firefighter husband Clive for two years following a major stroke. Here, she reveals how we've supported both of them through some of their most difficult times. Linda Alcock thought she would never be able to walk again after neurosurgery left her unable to lift her chin off her chest without intense pain. She said all she wanted was to be able to see planes in the sky. Now, thanks to the care and support she received at Jubilee House, she is able to see the stars. 
Jo: “Thanks to the Charity I’ve got my independence and dignity back”
Keith: “I was caring for my wife alone, the regular calls were invaluable”
John: “I thought I’d tucked it to the back of my mind, but it was all coming back”
Maureen: “I don’t think of myself as a carer, I’m his wife, that’s what I’d do”
Linda: “I have achieved all I was aiming for, and it’s all thanks to you”
