They've said so many stupid things over the years to deny my claims. About my vision loss, the assessor once suggested that as I walk around I should just constantly rotate my head 360 degrees, that way I'll have a full range of vision and won't be partially sighted any more. They denied me at a previous assessment because i wasn't having physiotherapy for my stroke. Why wasn't I having physio? because the stroke happened during covid, and the physio department was closed. I've provided letters of support from multiple GPs, a physiotherapist, an ophthalmologist, a mental health team (because I have developed depression and anxiety due to this constant stress), the neurologist and the endocrinologist. And a social worker and a carer. Not enough apparently! So now I can starve for months while i fight this.
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And you never get as long an award period as they say before they start harassing you again. I had to go through a nearly year-long appeal last time. Eventually I was awarded for 4 years. Only, the appeal had taken nearly a year, so they knocked that time off. Then they're allowed to start assessing you again a year before the award ends. So the 4 years, was really, more like 2 before I had to go through all the stress of another assessment again. It's so stupid. Multiple doctors have written letters of support saying my condition likely won't improve.
I don't think so. Never been diagnosed anyway.
thank you.
I don't live in London, I live in Devon and I already tried the local church, they said no, and were quite rude and nasty about it. Already tried olio and goodtogo, if you don't live in a city or large town they aren't much good. Also no sikh temples down here.
I'm in the UK. I've had no friends or social life since 2010.
I've sent them a request to join but it hasn't been accepted yet.
I love reading. My favourite series include the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and the Haunted Liverpool series by Tom Slemen.
I'd like that.
Thanks, you too.
Thanks I've just sent a request to join.
I'm desperately looking for ways to keep myself fed. However none of the suggestions have been useful. "Dumpster dive" - all the dumpsters outside my local supermarket are locked. "Go to a sikh temple or a mosque" - I live in the English countryside, there is nothing like that here. People imagine it's easier to get free food than it is.