Rewarding Great People - Issue 4

still giving me, so much support and assistance, and without them all I would not be able to talk about this taboo subject. “If there is anyone going through this, please go and seek help, the sooner the better. You are not alone, and you will be surprised at how much help and support is out there.”

year after my surgery. I find I still have bad days, but I can phone these guys and they are there for me, and it’s great knowing we have that kind of daily support in our business. “I know I am not the only one dealing with this disease. Recently, another member of our team, Tony Taylor, was diagnosed with IBD and due to my having opened to the Plant & Workshop team, he was able to do the same. “We now talk to each other weekly regarding our illness, and when we are having our down days, we reach out and spare the time to have a chat or vent. “I have found the more I have talked about it the easier it has been to deal with. My family, friends and work colleagues have given, and are

“Vicky told me I had to speak to my management team and let them know what was going on, and with that Michael Conway MBE was informed by our Head of Department, Paul Cerexhe. “Michael reached out and came to see me to let me know I was not alone, and that the business would be there for me whatever the results were. I was blown away by this and the support was there from day one, and it still is, with Daniel Conway and Mark Sydenham who are there should I need them. “FM Conway is constantly promoting support through the Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) and Employee Assistance Programme.

“I reached out to a couple of the MHFA, and I still talk to them now, a

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