Monday 23 July 2012

Press Release Sent Today #FightingForSteve


PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release - Photo Opportunities on Request

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43 Year Old RAF Veteran Battles For NHS Treatment 

Steve Brunell, 43, born in Barnard Castle, now living in Blackwood, South Wales, has an “attributable to service” injury that Doctors are struggling to diagnose.

He has areas of inflammation in his brain which have caused him to lose control of his limbs, create severe on going pain, cause massive muscle spasms and have severely affected his hearing. He also has permanent vertigo, tinnitus, and inability to move independently at all.

2 years ago he was making a recovery from the 2nd operation he received to try to fix a broken neck vertebra, sustained in a minor accident while serving in Afghanistan. Due to it’s presentation it was not diagnosed for 18 months.

Steve’s speech and cognitive abilities are also affected and his deterioration is often and rapid. Despite this he has to contend with consultant appointment waits of between 4 and 6 months, a CT scan was completed today having been booked in April, and this being the first since approximately November last year. Steve also has severe depression and severe PTSD, none of these are being addressed, in any way.

Steve feels as if he’s being left to die, his deterioration is so rapid, and there appears to be no sense of urgency in his treatments, now that the local neurological consultant has drawn a blank. He asked to be referred to the London Neurological Hospital and was told he would have to have a second opinion locally before referral. He received the request letter for the 2nd opinion for 4 months, no appointment.

A Facebook campaign group has been started and has 250 followers in 3 days. There is also a blog www.fightingforsteve.blogspot.com which has had several thousand page hits and on Twitter #FightingForSteve

For further information, quotes or photograph, please contact:
Bethan Brunell (Wife) –             07730 531 400      

Bethan


Also had VERY long conversation with local newspaper from Barnard Castle. Good start I think - today's work is thanks to Jo Read

Betty 

Xxx

2 comments:

  1. I YOU WILL HAVE A LONG FIGHT WITH THE D.W.P. THEY ARE COMMITTED TO SAVING BILLIONS ON DISABILITY I BEEN FIGHT FOR A YEAR NOW IV LOST BOTH LEGS AND CANNOT GET HELP AT ALL. HOPE STEVE WINS THEM !!! ALL THE BEST GEORGE HALLIMOND. HAVE A LOOK A MY SITE ON
    www.simplesite.com/TIPSY999

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  2. Thanks George but it's not the DWP we're fighting. It's the MOD. Sorry to hear about your struggle Xx

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