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hidradenitis suppurativa
anyone else suffer from an acute form of this, i do and its excruciating, it actually stops you using the arm thats affected, the antibiotics are crap but you take them just to reduce it reacurring quicker, there is no cure i've already had my tracts removed under my left arm and skin grafts but it doesnt do that much to…
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Right to Work - Info and advice needed
Hi all, Has anyone heard of "Right to work" grant, apparently it is through the DWP. I have got to get hand adaptions and alternative foot controls for my car. I have heard that there is a grant available but I can't track it down. Wondered if anyone has got any advice or could point the right direction, Thanks
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Spoon Theory
I couldn't find that this had been posted here before but I just thought I'd post it here as for me, it was a real light bulb moment (not the debt kind ;) ) and really summed up how I feel entirely. It was actually written by a girl with Lupus, but has been used for auto immune, ME, MS, CP - well any illness or disability…
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New rates from April
Has anyone got a link to what the new rates for CA, DLA etc will be from the new tax year in April? Thanks in advance
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What is the sight level needed for a CVA?
Hi All Does anyone knwo what level of vision you have to have or not have I suppose to get a CVA? I have looked around websites but that do not really say what the level is Thanks
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im confused
Hi, im very confused about if i can claim anything im 23 on a low income living with my partner who is also 23 we have no kids and own our own house so we get naff all anyway :( .... however i have a hearing disablity where i have to wear a hearing aid and i was advised to apply for DLA i did and was turned down (the form…
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Need advice about IS once it has been to tribunal
Hi. I need some advice about IS. I was on it for three years as I was signed off with sever anxiety. In jauary last year, I was asked to fill out a form about my illness, I filled it out and sent it off, I was subsiquently asked to attend a medical, during the time of my medical, I did not feel any real questions to do…
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Shop sales and disabled policy
Thought i would bring this topic up and vent a little in the proccess, was in Boots trying to get just two things in the sales which me and my mum had our eye on just two. Never have I witnessed such discourtesy shoping in the sales before. My mum was pushed to the ground by people pilling whole racks of stock into…
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cost of travel insurance??
i got annual multi trip worldwide insurance with a pre-existing illnes for £43.90 through flexicover. the same company are asking for £111.90 this year!! one company wanted £399.89. why have the prices risen so much this year! i wouldnt mind but whatever policy you get the minute you try and make a claim they find some way…
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Disability Premium -who qualifies?
Hello, I have tried looking for the answer on a few websites but am going round in circles, so hoping some kind soul here could explain/help me to understand. I am trying to work out if my husband should be entitled to Disability Premium. He has been on IB and DLA for more than a year now. The last correspondence I can…
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childminder?
im thinking of re registering as a childminder after a period of time working in a special needs school and having previously worked as a childminder pre ofsted. do you think there would be a demand for childminders specifically for disabled children/teenagers and in light of the fact that i would not be able to care for a…
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Positive experiences?
There are a lot of threads on here about how badly disabled people are treated, but I thought maybe it'd be good to share the good stuff too, to give people a lift. I'll go first. The attitude to ME has definitely changed over the 12 years I've had it. Nowadays you tell people you can't do x because of it and they…
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DLA - Over 30 days - To late to appeal?
I received a decision on 20th November stating that they have looked at the decision again and have decided to keep the same decision. I now have written a long letter, wrote a diary of all the help I need, gotten a letter from one of the learning support teachers at my college and got my statement from my college as well…
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Incapacity medical 9 months after tribunal
Hi, i am hoping someone might know where I can try for help,as i am at my wits end. i have been in reciept of Incapacity ben since 1999, and to cut a long story short, in november 2007 i saw a dwp dr (atos) and he declared (through some lies) that I was fit for work, I appealed, and went to tribunal in April 2008, where I…
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Dla new form question 13
I've tried searching to see if anyone else has had the same brain fade, but looks like it might just be me....so: On question 13 it asks for a list of disabilities. I have FMS, and so have put this, but that doesnt exactly get across all the problems connected with it (the brain fog, the dizzy spells, the joint pain etc) I…
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still waiting for renewel to be processed
My DLA ends middle of february as of yet they are still looking at my renewel claim , i've just spoke to them on the phone and they said they can take another couple of months where does that leave people on high rate mobility and there motability car? usually it only takes them about a month to review and renew but this…
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Pain clinics - a few questions
Has anyone been referred by their GP to a pain clinic? Did they help and what did the course of treatment entail? Were you able to reduce medication after attending? Any experiences would be appreciated. Thanks :beer:
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road tax
hi as i decided against a motobility car i though it would be cheaper to buy my own car, i have just brought a 1.2 corsa and the tax is up at the end of the month what do i need to do to get my free road tax? also what do i need to do to get my blue badge? thanks alot
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Incapacity benefit - Tribunal advice needed
I do hope someone can offer some advice. My husband has been on Incapacity Benefit since 1994. He suffers from Chronic Psychotic Illness and takes anti-psychotic medication and anti-depressants. When he was asked to complete the form with details of his illness he filled it in stating he suffered from depression and…
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Free Bus Travel in London - Scottish Entitlement??
I am disabled with mobility issues and here, in Scotland, have the National Entitlement photocard which I use to obtain free bus travel here. I am going to central London in a few weeks and wonder if there is a similar scheme there. I had a quick look at London Transport website, but could only find reference to travel…
