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JETF Supports parent support group at Musgrove Park Hospital

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The Children’s Diabetes Team at Musgrove Park Hospital are running a meeting group for parents in West Somerset whose child has been diagnosed with diabetes since the start of 2012.

In general we hope that the group will offer a chance to:

meet and learn from other families whose child has diabetes

  • share experiences and helpful advice
  • discuss fundraising/social ideas
  • request teaching on topics of interest from other members of the team

A Diabetes Specialist Nurse and the Clinical Psychologist will attend and lead the group, but parent’s input will be an essential part of the process and the sessions could be shaped around their preferences. The group will meet for 7 sessions, once a fortnight, with sessions lasting about an hour and a half.

Your local Diabetes team:
Paediatric Diabetes Department
Musgrove Park Hospital
Taunton
Somerset
TA21 4AT
Telephone Number: 01823 343666

JETF meets diabetes specialist team from Royal United Hospital Bath

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In May 2013, Tracy Evans met the Diabetes Paediatric Specialist Team from Royal United Hospital Bath, who support children with diabetes in the Mendip area including Frome, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet.

Laura Bird Paediatric Diabetes Specialist Nurse was keen to know how JETF supports children and their families. Since this meeting the trust fund has provided educational resources which include our road safety cards and back packing leaflets. We look forward to working with the team in the future and strengthening our presence in the Mendip area.

Tracy Evans after dinner speaker for Soroptimist International Taunton

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The Josh Evans Trust Fund (JETF) is proud to announce that we been chosen by SI Taunton President, Ruth Demenis as their chosen charity for the year.

Tracy Evans, JETF founder, spoke at SI Taunton’s Club meeting in May.

We very much look forward to working with President Ruth and the members of SI Taunton,(Tracy Evans) for more information please click here.

Tracy is pictured (left) with President Ruth Demenis.

JETF provide Musgrove Park Hospital with a NEW! Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor (Dexcom G4)

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The Dexcom G4 is a continuous glucose monitoring sensor that monitors a person’s blood glucose continuously. A sensor is inserted into the abdomen and can remain there for 7 days. The Dexcom receiver shows the current blood glucose and alerts can be set to alarm for high blood glucose, low blood glucose, rapidly falling or rising blood glucose.

At the end of 7 days the receiver is downloaded and provides a summary report to allow the health care professionals and family to spot the trouble areas and look at ways to improve blood glucose control.

This piece of kit will be a valuable tool to enable us to provide us with the information we cannot otherwise obtain to help young people living with diabetes.

We are very grateful to the Josh Evans Trust for providing us with the Dexcom G4.
(Nicky Green, Diabetic Paediatric Specialist Nurse, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton)

Annual Kilve Activities Camp 2012

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I am writing to say a big thank you to The Josh Evans Trust Fund and there supporters…….not just for enabling these residential activity trips to be offered each year, but also for attending and supporting the event this time. It was really lovely to have Tracy, Avril and Joan there and we all learn so much from spending time with the children on these events.  I really wish this was something that I could have done with Josh all those years ago! – Michelle Gardiner Paediatric Diabetic Specialist Nurse

Avril abseiling with some help!

 

We are all looking forward to Kilve 2013 and hope that you might consider joining us again. Thank you all for the prolific and inventive fund-raising that you do to make all of this possible for our families.

This weekend was a real eye opener for the Trustee’s of JETF, it was great to spend time seeing how our efforts making a difference, we are really pleased that we are able to support this event year after year, thank you all. Tracy Evans