Hi, my name is James1956!

James1956

Hi.
My name is James1956. I took early retirement from the NHS, to look after my husband. He has a two inch crack in his right knee, Osteoarthritis in both knees and in both hips, he also suffers from Focal Epilepsy in his left arm, from the elbow down to his hand.

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @James1956, and welcome to the community! Great to have you here. If we can be of any assistance, please do let us know.

James1956

Hi.
Thanks for the welcome. I hope that I can give a little back as well. I have just done a course. "NCFE level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems". Which covers  Understanding Mental Health, Understanding Stress, Understanding Anxiety, Understanding Phobias, Understanding Depression, Understanding Post-Natal Depression, Understanding Bipolar Disorder, Understanding Schizophrenia, Understanding Dementia, Understanding Eating Disorders, Understanding ADHD, Understanding OCD and Understanding PTSD.
I did a two day course on "Mental Health First Aid, For the Armed Forces Community, (MFHA), an ASIST course. Hopefully starting a course on AIDS.

I should point out that these are for only listening with, and sign posting people to the relevant professionals.
 

JennysDad

Hi James, @James1956 and a warm welcome to the community. I look forward to getting to know you.
Warmest best wishes,
Richard

James1956

Hi Richard.
Thanks, hope to getting to know you and everyone else.

steve51

Hi @James1956

Welcome it’s great to meet you this evening.

I also had to take early retirement from the NHS a few years ago now.

Please please let me know if I can help/support you you in anyway?????