09/03/2026
In the military, Tracy had known who she was: proud, strong, capable. She’d joined up to defend her country, but on civvy street she couldn’t protect herself from the flashbacks of wars fought long ago.
When diagnosed with a life-limiting illness compounded by the loss of her husband, Tracy was engulfed by grief for the life she thought she'd have. After all this it was finding an unpaid bill, leaving her with debts she couldn't pay, that drove her to make the life-changing call to SSAFA.
SSAFA secured funds to help Tracy pay her debts, replace her broken bed with a new one, and buy new clothing after illness led to weight loss. Tracy gave herself the grace and inner strength to ask for help, and SSAFA was there.
Learn more about Tracy's story here>> www.ssafa.org.uk/newbeginnings
