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Gemma Almond

Gemma Almond on the DDH UK Blog

12th January 2017 by Natalie Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! And a happy, positive new-blog post to get the year started. For this post I wanted to focus on keeping active, and swimming – and this has been the one I have been most looking forward to writing! We were always an active family throughout my childhood, and DDH did not get […]

Filed Under: Gemma Almond Tagged With: arthritic condition, breaststroke, British records, chase your dreams, dreams, exercises, Great North Swim, growing up, gym, hand stands, hydrotherapy, Paralympic games in 2012, Paralympic sport, personal targets, physio, proudest moments, proved wrong, qualifying, sport, swim school, swimming, swimming pool

Gemma Almond on DDH and Pain

16th December 2016 by Natalie Leave a Comment

Gemma Almond is the DDH UK Patron and is today on the blog talking about hip dysplasia and pain, something she has encountered as a Paralympic swimmer. We think it is a brave, inspiring read and hope you do too. I thought I would start with the difficult topic, and I am not sure how […]

Filed Under: Gemma Almond Tagged With: climbing, DDH, dull ache, Gemma Almond, hard and lonely experience, mountain, pain, simple philosophy, situation, surgeon, swim

Gemma Almond – DDH UK Patron

2nd December 2016 by Natalie Leave a Comment

We are delighted that Gemma Almond, Paralympic swimmer, is working with us as our Patron at DDH UK. Today she talks about her life with hip dysplasia, why she has decided to come on board at DDH UK and how it is has made her the person she is today. What I love about Gemma […]

Filed Under: Gemma Almond Tagged With: challenging, DDH UK, femoral osteotomies, Gemma Almond, hip dysplasia, life, Patron, swimming

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