21/10/2025
A Birmingham man and his family have paid tribute to specialist wound care nurses who have successfully treated a long-term leg ulcer.
Ray Masser, of Alum Rock, had suffered from a wound on his left ankle since late 2017, despite many attempts at treatment in primary, community and acute care settings.
In June 2024, Ray was hospitalised with sepsis after his leg became infected. He returned home after treatment but the ulcer continued to worsen and his mobility became increasingly limited.
Finally, the former toolmaker started attending regular clinic appointments at the Ann Marie Howes Centre in Sheldon in April 2025 and has been both delighted and amazed by the improvement achieved with six months of consistent specialist treatment.
“My leg is brilliant, the nurses are brilliant, the service is brilliant!” said the 88-year-old grandfather.
“I'm so grateful to them, it was such a long time I had this problem, I'd lost hope, really. I often told the nurses to chop it off and I would make a new one in the shed!”
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