Northern Ireland Chest Heart And Stroke

Hi Ballymena! 👋 Our fabulous Health Promotion team will becoming to YOU on the 3rd of December to provide FREE blood pressure and Atrial Fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) checks. Find all the details below. 👇 📣 Come along and get a check - it only takes 5 minutes and could save your life! ❤️ 📍 Ballymena Town Centre Pop-Up Shop 📅 Tuesday 3rd December ⏰ 10am-3pm 🏢 58-59 Tower Centre, Wellington Street, Ballymena, BT43 6AH (Old Shoe Zone) ☕ Free tea & coffee available from the affordable food club.

Dry robes at the ready! 🎅🌊 Have you signed up yet for our festive fundraising dip?! Registration is FREE and if you kick off your fundraising with a £5 donation, we'll send you a NICHS beanie. 🎁 Almost 90% of all our work is exclusively funded by you, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us to be by the side of families across Northern Ireland when they need us the most. ❤️ Sign Up now! https://lnkd.in/e9phBcbS

Do your bit in a festive knit! 🎅🎄🎁 Pick any day in December that suits and and host your own Jolly Jumper day in your workplace, school, community group or club. Pop on your most festive jumper, donate £2 per person to take part. Email our Christmas Elves at mail@nichs.org.uk and we'll help you get jolly!

It's #ThankYouThursday! ❤️Thank you to Adrian Fegan who hosted a Vintage Cars & Coffee event in memory of Mr Brian Fegan. The Newry event raised a fantastic £1,539.19 for our work. A huge thank you goes out to all involved. ❤️A massive thank you to Joanne Magee who has raised an incredible total of £7,681.10 for our charity. Joanne's total is made up of £2,353.10 from her street collection in Warrenpoint and £5,328 from her sponsored silence in Bumpers Vivo. ➡️ If you would like to fundraise for our work, visit https://lnkd.in/eZ_bgRA7

It’s #WorldCOPDDay. 🫁 To find out more about COPD and the support we provide, go to https://lnkd.in/eS5n6vn6

International Men’s Day celebrates inspirational men within our communities and a local Belfast man is the epitomes of what it means to be an inspiration. Aaron Brown sadly lost his brother to a heart attack, and around the same time, saw his mum battle through two heart attacks and a stroke. Despite going through such a difficult time, Aaron wanted to do something positive to help others affected by these illnesses and fundraised for our work after his mum received support from our team on her recovery journey. Read Aaron's story on our website. If you are inspired to take on the marathon as part of #TeamNICHS, visit nichs.org.uk/events

Do you know about the silent killer heart condition that can increase your risk of having a stroke by up to FIVE times? ❣️⁠ ⁠ It’s #AtrialFibrillationAwarenessWeek.⁠ ⁠ Atrial fibrillation, or AF, is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm. It causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🔴 AF sometimes causes symptoms, but the only way to know you have it for sure is to get checked during one of our NICHS Well Checks or with your GP.⁠ ⁠ 🔴 If you have any symptoms of AF, make an appointment with your GP ASAP⁠ ⁠ Find out more about AF at https://lnkd.in/eE4QfQjV

This increase is predicted to only continue into the future 😰 That's why we believe it’s vital that more people are aware of heart failure, what it is, and it's symptoms. ❤️ The most common symptoms of heart failure are: 🔴 Breathlessness 🔴 Exhaustion 🔴 Swollen ankles 📣 If you have any of these symptoms, get it checked by your GP. ⚠️ Catching heart failure early is important as the sooner it is diagnosed, the sooner you can start the right treatment for you. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eGVnhihs

At the beginning of 2015, Clodagh Dunlop, Ciara Murray and Lisa Lecky were strangers - three young women in their thirties, from different parts of Northern Ireland, each with their lives ahead of them. Little could they have known that later that year, they would all suffer life-changing strokes and that their paths would cross after being admitted to the Regional Acquired Brain Injury Unit (RABIU) at Musgrave Park Hospital.... Your gift will help bring hope for the future to others like Clodagh, Lisa and Ciara. Almost 90% of our income comes from donations, so it’s only thanks to our generous supporters the NICHS Care team can be here to pass on this gift. Please donate what you can today to help change a life. https://lnkd.in/eMt9ByCK

Are you looking for your Charity of the Year for the next 12 months for your workplace or business? ❤️ By partnering with us, your business or organisation can help fund our vital services while also demonstrating your company’s commitment to the local community. Our bespoke partnership packages include: Workplace health options Fundraising events Sponsorship and marketing support Please email corporate@nichs.org.uk to find out more.