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We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newest Trustee, Clare Joy. Clare has lived with a hypermobility syndrome and POTS for many years before becoming a spontaneous leaker in October…

We’d like to give a very warm welcome to Deborah, our newest Trustee.

Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of ‘Leaker Life’, the e-newsletter published by the CSF Leak Association, a new UK charity working to raise the profile of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks…

In September 2016, we welcomed Polly Walker to the CSF Leak Association Board. Polly is now one of the trustees of the charity, taking the total to seven. Her background is in education; originally…

Claire Hubbard is a trustee and became a Spontaneous Leaker in 2009. She was first diagnosed and treated in June 2014 and has been treated with multiple blood and fibrin glue patches in USA and at…

Sarah Mead is one of the trustees of the charity. She is married with 3 children and lives in a market town near Cambridge. Sarah trained as a Botanical Illustrator and worked until illness made…

Pete is a Flight Service Manager for Virgin Atlantic Airways, however has been unable to fulfil this role since the onset of his symptoms. Pete first experienced CSF related problems in 2009 after a…

Cerian Bladwin, the CSF Leak Association’s treasurer, has been supporting her husband, David, since the onset of his CSF leaks in June 2013. Through being part of David's journey, she has met other…

David is a founding member and trustee of the CSF Leak Association, and currently serves as chairman. David is a Chartered Town Planner with over a decade of experience in the development industry.…

Deborah has spent most of her life working extensively in retail, from Saturday girl to store display design to flagship store manager. She’s passionate about art, crafts and design. Her great love…