'We're here to support families when they need it the most' Fisher House celebrates 10 year anniversary
A "home away from home" for military personnel, veterans and their families is celebrating being open for 10 years at a hospital in Birmingham.
When a member of the military is injured abroad -- they're flown to Birmingham Airport - then taken to the QE to be treated.
And their family members arrive from all over the UK to see them
So Fisher House was opened in 2013 to offer relatives free accommodation within walking distance of the hospital - Megan Jones has been down there to meet Director of Fundraising University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, Charlotte Schofield & double amputee Stuart Robinson - who was one of the first to stay at Fisher House:
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