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Community Services - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 2022-11-13 Person 5 5 0

i am Bernard Taffs and I am sending this on behalf of my wife Maureen Brenda Taffs. We have been married 59 years. My wife was diagnosed with relapsing/remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 1980 after a week as an in patient at the London Hospital for Neurological Diseases under Dr Roger Bannister (knighted years back for his work in the field of Neurological Disease - he died three years back and has a plaque in Westminster Abbey near Sir Isaac Newton. He was also the first man in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes in 1954 at Iffley Road Oxford) Relapsing/remitting MS back in 1980 she could walk. She has had numerous 'attacks since then each result in remission less 2% of body function prior to each attach. She now cannot walk or transfer , has a permanent indwelling catheter and I am her sole carer. We have had impeccable support from the NHS. Particularly from Holly Wheechairs. Justine was magnificent and we were given a great wheelchair to replace our old chair which we have had for 35 years. Maureen and I would like to thank Justine and her team for their peerless support and help in achieving this outcome. Thanks a million. Not an easy job but very professionally done. Best wishes Maureen & Bernie

There was a three month delay in getting the chair but it there were good reasons for that in that the cushion for the seat came from the Netherlands - covid is still slowing the whole shooting works down. We have absolutely no complaints