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☕️ Café & Chats is this Thursday! ☕️

Café & Chats is back in Tauranga this week so Come along for a relaxed morning of coffee, conversation and connection at Worlds End Tauranga south. Everyone is welcome!

📅 Thursday, 17 September
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Worlds End Tauranga south 229 Fraser Street
🤝 Hosted by InMotion & Care Upfront NZ

Whether you’re looking to:

✨ Meet new people
☕ Enjoy a friendly chat over coffee
💬 Connect with others in your community
♿ Find out more about the disability support and mobility services we offer

Bring someone along or come on your own, we’d love to have you join us for a great morning!

GET IN THE DRIVING SEAT OF YOUR OWN WOUND CARE
A pressure sore is not something you can simply hand over to doctors and nurses and expect them to fix.

They have a critical role to play. But so do YOU.

You are not a passenger on this journey.

If you developed a pressure sore, understand…

• How it happened
• What is happening underneath the skin
• What is stopping it healing
• What you need to change

A wound doesn't heal because somebody puts a dressing on it.

It has to rebuild damaged tissue. And with a pressure ulcer, what you see on the surface is only a fraction of what is happening underneath.

GET INFORMED… GET INVOLVED… TAKE RESPONSIBILITY...

• UNDERSTAND PRESSURE
Work out what caused the damage. Pressure? Shear? Sitting too long? Poor positioning? Equipment? Transfers? It needs addressing.

• UNDERSTAND YOUR WOUND
How deep is it? Is there undermining or tunnelling? Is bone involved? Infection? Osteomyelitis? What does the exudate tell you? Ask what these things mean.

• UNDERSTAND HOW HEALING WORKS
The objective isn't to get skin to close over the top. Deep wounds need to heal from the depths and outwards, then let the skin close over the new and healthy tissue. Surface closure doesn't mean the underlying problem has been resolved.

• ASK QUESTIONS
Why are we using this dressing? What are we trying to achieve? Is the wound getting smaller? What has changed since last month? What could be preventing progress?

• DO YOUR RESEARCH
Go online and read information. Use that knowledge to have conversations with the professionals treating you. Being informed doesn't mean pretending to be a doctor. It means becoming an active member of your own team.

• TAKE PRESSURE RELIEF SERIOUSLY
Every hour sitting on your wound is a decision. "But I need to get in my wheelchair..." doesn't change what pressure does to healing tissue.

• STOP NEGOTIATING WITH THE WOUND
Your body doesn't care that you're bored, frustrated or fed up with bed rest. Put pressure back onto fragile tissue too early and you risk damaging weeks or months of healing.

• TAKE NUTRITION SERIOUSLY
Your body needs protein, energy, fluids, vitamins and minerals to heal and manufacture new tissue. Find out what you need. Make sure you're getting enough. What you put in your mouth is a major part of wound care that only you control.

• STOP LOOKING FOR EXCUSES
Don't turn avoidable choices into unavoidable circumstances.

NO ONE CAN MAKE YOUR DECISIONS FOR YOU…

• You decide whether you follow the pressure-relief plan
• You decide whether you eat what your body needs
• You decide whether you ask questions and get informed
• You decide whether you speak up
• And ultimately, you decide whether you're going to be a passenger in your own recovery… or an active member of the team fighting for the best possible outcome.

GET IN THE DRIVING SEAT OF YOUR OWN WOUND CARE.
Nobody has more invested in the outcome than you.

Spinal cord awareness month

We are so proud of you Mike!

Michael Johnson Wins Silver✓

🥈 SILVER!🎯🇳🇿

What an incredible performance from Paralympian #148 🇳🇿Michael Johnson who has made history at !

With a phenomenal
254.1 final score
Michael not only secured SILVER🥈 in his first event but also broke the Oceania record!*🔥🎯👏🍨

What a way to open the competition! We couldn’t be prouder of you, Michael Congratulations on an outstanding achievement!
🇳🇿💪🎯

Silver medal. Oceania record. History made.🥈🎯🏆

Lee Taniwha & Grant Sharman Different Generations, Shared Experiences✓

We’re proud to share this great conversation between two good friends, **Lee Taniwha and Grant Sharman **. ❤️

They were invited by Olivia Shivas to take part in a short interview exploring their experiences of living with disability from two different generations.

Olivia runs a fantastic media company that shines a light on disability, accessibility and the experiences of disabled people issues that matter to all of us.

This is a really worthwhile conversation, and we’d love you to take a few minutes to watch it. **Lee & Grant are the real star of the show**so make sure you give them your full attention! 😊

If you enjoy it, please **like, share and support Olivia and her team** it all helps get these important stories and voices in front of more people.

🎥 Watch the interview here:\
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrT-WNekVww

Well done, Lee and Grant, and a big thank you to Olivia for creating a space for these conversations. 👏

Life Lessons with disability: episode one Wheelchair-users Grant and Lee on the different ages and stages of ...

☕ Café & Chats new location announcement! ☕

We are excited to announce we are coming to Mt maunganui & Tauranga!

We had such a great turnout at our auckland gatherings and look forward to meeting even more of the community at Mt maunganui and Tauranga 💙

Come along for a coffee, a chat and a chance to connect with others in the community. we’d love to see you again and meet some new faces too!

📅 Wednesday, 3rd September
🕚 11am
📍 Side track Cafe Mt Maunganui

Feel free to bring your carers, family or friends as everyones welcome, come say hi!

Brought to you by InMotion and Care Upfront NZ 🤝

InMotion Kiwi owned Mobility Specialists
Keeping you moving with Wheelchairs, Custom-made Seating & Commodes.

☕ Café & Chats pukekohe reminder! ☕

Come along for a coffee, a chat and a chance to connect with others in the community.

📅 Wednesday, 2nd September
🕚 11am
📍 Columbus Mitre 10 Pukekohe

Whether you’re looking to:
✨ Meet new people
☕ Enjoy a friendly chat over coffee
💬 Connect with others in your community
♿ Find out more about the disability support and mobility services we offer

Feel free to bring your carers, family or friends as everyones welcome, come say hi!

Brought to you by InMotion and Care Upfront NZ 🤝

☕ Café & Chats is on this Wednesday! ☕

Come along for a coffee, a chat and a chance to connect with others in the community. It was great seeing everyone last time, and we’d love to see you again and meet some new faces too!

📅 Wednesday, 2nd September
🕚 11am
📍 Columbus Mitre 10 Pukekohe

Feel free to bring your carers, family or friends as everyones welcome, come say hi!

Brought to you by InMotion and Care Upfront NZ 🤝

InMotion Kiwi owned Mobility Specialists
Keeping you moving with Wheelchairs, Custom-made Seating & Commodes.

☕️ Reminder: Café & Chats is this Wednesday! ☕️

We had an amazing turnout at our last Café & Chats meeting so many great people and we’re excited to get together again and welcome some new faces too! 🤗

Come along for a relaxed morning of coffee, conversation and connection at Columbus Mitre 10 takanini

📅 Wednesday, 26 August
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Columbus Mitre 10, takanini
🤝 Hosted by InMotion & Care Upfront

Whether you’re looking to:
✨ Meet new people
☕ Enjoy a friendly chat over coffee
💬 Connect with others in your community
♿ Find out more about the disability support and mobility services we offer

Everyone is welcome!

Bring someone along or come on your own, we’d love to have you join us!

☕️ Reminder: Café & Chats is this Wednesday! ☕️

Just a quick reminder that our manukau cafe and Chats gathering is in two days! Feel free to bring along any carers, family or friends and connect over some good food and coffee ✨️

📅 Wednesday, 19 August
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Colombus Mitre 10, Manukau
🤝 Hosted by InMotion & Care Upfront NZ

Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there!