December 2025 Newsletter

During the summer holidays, the office will be closed from 12th December until Debbie reopens on 20th January: 9:30-14:00 on Tuesdays only. Tessa will be back on Tuesday 2nd February.

Christmas Party Lunch

Bring a plate of festive food to share. Sunday 7th December. Please RSVP (08) 92849201 or polioclinicwa@gmailcom

Keep purchasing our stock, and your donations are still greatly needed – see the newsletter for details.

Bill Mather-Brown’s story in this edition gives a brief summary of the autobiography he published in 2002, called “The Fight in the Dog”. Even Tessa’s brief summary is inspiring – from his desperately poor upbringing to his inspiring successes in basketball, fencing, weightlifting, table tennis and swimming. It is timely to celebrate his life as he died in August this year.

The clinical focus of this issue is falls (recovery and prevention), dry eyes, dry mouth and the use of statins for your cholesterol.

You can also enjoy reading about the benefits of the humble mango.