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Magic Life January 2021 Edition
Magic Life News
Sharing Experiences
In this Edition
• Vaccination
• Thank you
• Felt Christmas
• Banquet
• Time For Jumpers
• White Christmas
• London Lights
• Winter Sports
Hello and welcome to 2021
During what has been a very difficult 2020 for the whole of the UK and in particular the whole of the
care sector, we appear to have missed the opportunity to celebrate our successes because the focus
has been on when we have dealt with massive changes to how we now live our lives. Locked away
from loved ones, travelling differently and spending holidays at home trying to stay safe and well. We
also have the challenges of travelling to work on a day to day basis and faced with those who don’t
fully understand the difficulties we face in doing our job, although recently there has been recognition
from the government to applaud all of us as key workers doing an amazing job.
In looking at the glass half full, the way we have faced the challenges head on are a way of showing
how open remarkable we are as individuals in the way we go about attempting to keep the people
we support safe, building positive relationships with families and adapting to different way of looking
at the support we provide for loved ones and all the time asking ourselves how you would feel if you
placed a loved one in the care of Magic Life. We look for inspiration amongst our colleagues and
aware that we will all have a different story to tell about how they have been affected.
At Magic Life, it is about being proud to say that we all did our bit however small to ensure that we
have provided love care and support to people who needed it most. We hear the stories of those who
sacrificed time with their families to ensure that the people we support continued to enjoy a quality of
life which has been ravaged by Covid. Yet here we stand at the start of 2021 saying ‘we shall not be
beaten’. This is what makes all within the organisation proud to stand with the team and say let us learn
from what was not been great and turn it into great
Best wishes for 2021
Eamonn Cummings
Operations Manager
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Vaccination
COVID -19
Covid-19 is a very scary virus. We are continually being bombarded
with news of the amount of new positive cases and the daily death
counts, so it’s understandable to think that the vaccine is unsafe too.
Also, there is a lot of misinformation on social media too but when you
start to read the facts about the new vaccine and the control method
used in its development we can see that Covid -19 vaccination is safe.
How do we know a vaccine is safe?
Safety trials begin in the lab, with tests and research on cells and
animals, before moving on to human studies.
The principle is to start small and only move to the next stage of testing
if there are no outstanding safety concerns.
Who approves vaccines or treatments?
Approval is only given in the UK if the regulator, the MHRA, is happy that
a vaccine is both safe and effective.
Checks continue after approval to make sure there are no further side
effects or long-term risks.
Independent experts on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and
Immunisation (JCVI) decide how best to use a vaccine
and who should get it.
What’s in the
Covid vaccines?
Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine (and Moderna’s) uses bits of genetic code to
cause an immune response, and is called an MRNA vaccine.
It does not alter human cells, but merely presents the body with
instructions to build immunity to Covid.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine uses a harmless virus altered to look a
lot more like the pandemic virus.
Vaccines sometimes contain other ingredients, like aluminium, that
make the vaccine stable or more effective.
Will, a vaccine make me ill?
There is no evidence that any of these ingredients cause harm when
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used in such small amounts. Vaccines do not give you a disease. Instead, they teach your body’s immune system to recognise and fight the infection they have been designed to protect against. Some people do suffer mild symptoms after being vaccinated, such as muscle aches or a raised temperature. This is not the disease itself, but the body’s response to the vaccine. What about allergies? Allergic reactions to vaccines are rare. For any approved vaccine, the ingredients will be listed. The MHRA says it hasn’t identified any “serious adverse reactions” during the trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. As a precaution, it says people with a history of significant allergic reactions should not currently have the Pfizer vaccine. Be aware that anti-vaccine stories are spread online through social media. These posts are not based on scientific advice (or blend facts with misinformation).
Magic Life January 2021 Edition
Thank you
Gift Delivery
Magic Life HQ sent out a little
thank you gift to all staff for their
amazing hard work. 2020 was
a challenging year and we
appreciate the commitment,
efforts and dedication of our Staff
Team.
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Felt Christmas
Bruce Grove
The staff and residents enjoyed the seasonal festivities by decorating
their home with both a Christmas tree and a felt tree. With renewed
social distancing and movement restrictions the guys kept busy with
board games and some colouring.
Christmas Day
The big day was enjoyed by all with a wonderful spread topped with
all the trimmings. Smiles all round in full swing.
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Banquet
Burlington Lodge
Burlington Lodge celebrated Christmas Day with a festive feast. The staff took great pleasure in cooking a
delicious Christmas dinner for everyone. In addition, Burlington Lodge celebrated Michaels 27th Birthday
complete with cake and candles.
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Time for Jumpers
Greyhound Road
TO enjoyed his Christmas by
wrapping up presents and making
decorations. He also enjoyed
carving up the Christmas Turkey.
Harry and AK enjoyed a pub
lunch and watched a football
game before further lock down
measures.
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White Christmas
Grove Park Road
Grove Park Road settled in
for Christmas and got to work
decorating their wonderful
white Christmas Tree. Grove Park
residents have been keeping
entertained with Movies nights
and winter walks and some
personal manicures. Christmas day
was celebrated with a wonderful
dinner enjoyed by all.
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London Lights
Haringay Road
It looks like the staff and residents
have had a great December.
There have been trips to London
to see the lights, group cooking
sessions and everyone joined in
to prepare a great Christmas Day
dinner. A very wonderful time.
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Winter Sports
Manor Lodge
The guys at Manor Lodge
welcomed December with playing
and watching lots of football. Also,
before the renewed lockdown,
they had trips to Nandos, chip
shops, McDonalds and a visit to
Specsavers in Enfield.
But life continues even with the
new lock down rules seeing the
guys enjoy playing with the Play
station and X box. There has also
been some singing and dancing
with a Karaoke machine.
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