On Tuesday 7th November, Mike Jameson, Chair of Birmingham IA, presented an oil painting of the late Mary Cotterill, a retired SCN who worked tirelessly in the interests of Birmingham IA members and stoma and Internal Pouch patients in general, to staff at the Ruth Astles Centre, Heartlands Hospital.
Mary’s vision led to the creation of the Ruth Astles Centre at Heartlands Hospital, a facility which is still valued today by patients and nursing staff. Ruth Astles was Mary’s patient and bequeathed the funding for the unit, and Mary managed the project of building the stoma unit from start to finish.
Mike presented the oil painting to Richie Asilo, Yetunde Fadipe, Karen Entwistle and Emma Astley-Hill. It will be hung alongside the existing oil painting of Ruth Astles. Birmingham IA are delighted that Mary will be honoured in this way at the stoma unit which she created.
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Don't forget our next social coffee morning is tomorow..come along have a coffee and chat with others all welcome.
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One of the speakers from national IA information day. Check it out
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One of the stoma nurses talk at national IA information day.Check it out
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Great speaker and an interesting subject to understand medications with having a stoma
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Some of the speakers from the national IA information day. Some interesting information.
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A lovely photo of some of our members at one of our IA get togethers, enjoying a social get together with other members at Jimmy spices
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Some of our volunteers and committee members at QE hospital doing a Stand to promote Birmingham IA and doing an amazing job...keep up the brilliant work. If you see one of our stands come and say hello to one of our volunteers.
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Let's thanks each and everyone of our volunteers that are linked to Birmingham IA as they all need to be individually thanked for all they have done and do and will do to help and support our members
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Just shown on the BBC news bout this research about how exercise can improve chances with surviving colon cancer
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This study is about potential biomarkers for joint inflammation in crohns disease I found really interesting read