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Report of AMNET AGM 18th July 2009

AMNET’s summer meeting was held on Saturday 18th July at Addenbrooke’s Hospial in Cambridge.

The first part of the meeting was the AGM in which Alison Frank presented her Chairman’s report outlining the activities over the last year including the speakers who had attended our meetings – Simon Lloyd a consultant surgeon doing research on ‘watch and rescan’ patients in Cambridge, Peter Davison who rode his bike firm Lands End to John O Groats to raise money for Brain Tumour UK and Peter Lawrence who told us about his journey to deciding on the most appropriate treatment for his acoustic neuroma.

Alison also thanked all the people who have supported the group including Ella Pybus form Meningioma UK and the Brain Tumour Association, Jackey Weightman and the other members of the BANA Committee, and Paul Girling for his work on the AMNET website. The present trustees, Alison, John Peartree, Secretary and Joanne See Treasurer were re-elected.

The AGM was followed by a talk from Diana Farragher, a physiotherapist who treats chronic facial problems at the Lindens Clinic in Sale Cheshire. She gave us a very interesting talk about how the patients who visit her are assessed and then taught exercises to help to balance the facial muscles and how to use Trophic Electrical Stimulation to stimulate muscle and help it to remain healthy while nerves are re-growing. A report will appear in our Autumn newsletter.

Our next meeting will be on 28th November 2009 in the Boardroom at Addenbrooke’s Hospital – doors open at 12.00hrs and the speaker will be David Baguley, PhD Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Audiology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. All are welcome and as this is our Christmas meeting everyone is invited to make a small contribution towards a communal buffet lunch.