O/T people on benefits

[sawmiller]

Animal,

I'll tell you a true story about my sister. She had a brain hemarige a couple of years ago. She's lucky to be here but she got the help she needed through the NHS.
She lost much of her coordination and has to put stickers everywhere in her flat to allow her to remember such things like 'have a shower' or turn the water off. She has to put these stickers on the right hand side in the direction she's going to see them.
She was assessed and given a council bungalow near where she lives. She has taken up a little gardening and taken on a couple of cats to aid with her recovery. There is a lot of other things I could describe her normal day life thatshe has to deal with but it'd take me too long.
She like the young lad who can't walk was sent for an assessment. The doctor she went to see wrote back and told the DWP that she was fit for work.
She had to wait months for the decision to be given. The DWP were not happy with the report and wrote to the doctor for more information. They decided that they would overturn the original doctors letter of recommendation on the basis that one of the drugs she is on you're not normally fit to work.

There is an appeals proceedure in place that the person you've heard of can follow but doctors reports are needed.

sorry to hear about your sister frog - hope she gets enough support to help her manage - I've also seen first hand what this type of event (brain haemorrhage) can do to people and it's heartbreaking

[frogmiller]

sorry to hear about your sister frog - hope she gets enough support to help her manage - I've also seen first hand what this type of event (brain haemorrhage) can do to people and it's heartbreaking

Thanks Saw, she needs to have a mechanical clamp put onto where the bleed was. At the time of the original operation they cauterized it.
She has too much time to think about things now but she's getting there.