Francesca started losing her sight 12 years ago but that hasn't stopped her taking on new challenges like 'Lakes in a Day', a 50 mile ultra run through the fells.
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Lest we forget… art to remember
Art Makers have been exploring their own family history through a beautiful new community art project.
“I lost my sight as a young child but not being able to see hasn’t stopped me getting fully involved in all aspects of life.”
Andrew attends Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre workshops, and has been an Art Maker for over 20 years! He shares his arts and crafts journey.
“The perception of care work is that it’s like babysitting, or all about personal care, and I’m here to tell you otherwise.”
Bill's a support worker with Henshaws Supported Living service in Yorkshire. He came from an engineering background and tells us why a career change has been so satisfying.
“The problems diabetes could cause were never really drilled into me; either that or I didn’t want to hear them.”
We spoke to Richard recently about the dangers that diabetes can bring in terms of sight loss, his personal experience and how coming to Henshaws has helped him.
Student William becomes a storyteller
By supporting William to develop his communication and IT skills he was able to write an original story and bring it to life through stop motion animation. What an achievement!
“I can even read the telephone directory with the magnifier, which is magic! How many people can read the telephone directory?”
Frank has attended Henshaws' Living with Sight Loss course and is a regular at our Tuesday group. He explains how Henshaws has helped him keep in touch with old friends!
