Theoretically speaking

GlasweJen

I applied ONW and I was accepted on academic grounds but i failed to meet the fitness to practice criteria because of the nature of my neurodegeneration, no one had previously told me that i probably wont be walking in 5 years time, well I'll be able to walk but wont be able to stand up. All in all i was a bit disappointed but i'm looking at graduate work with my current degree so hopefully i'll get a stable job through that.

chloecat_2

GlasweJen wrote: »

I applied ONW and I was accepted on academic grounds but i failed to meet the fitness to practice criteria because of the nature of my neurodegeneration, no one had previously told me that i probably wont be walking in 5 years time, well I'll be able to walk but wont be able to stand up. All in all i was a bit disappointed but i'm looking at graduate work with my current degree so hopefully i'll get a stable job through that.

Best of luck to you

TaBunny

Being alone staring at 4 walls, not being able to pay the gas bills so staying cold and not eating right all become an illness and disability in themselves once the dark lonliness of staying home all day every day becomes a reality, so if you can manage to stay in work then do. Oh and the rest of us that can't don't just 'sit on our butts all day lavishing in benefits'!

lilwatchergirl

GlasweJen wrote: »

I realised today that although ESA is all about getting people back to work I would still fall into the automatic award category because I have a faint at least twice per week.

I'm not sure that's the case. Incapacity Benefit is automatically awarded if you can't stay conscious. ESA isn't - they've changed that - as far as I understand it, I mean. My friend has epilepsy and has a fit most days. In the past she has been on IB. Now she's applying for ESA, and is being told that she will not be put into the 'support' group as she is able to work despite having regular loss of consciousness. So I'm not sure it's automatic anymore with ESA. The government is making support much more personalized. If you've worked before, they will be herding you back into work pretty fast.

Personally, I'm desperate to get back into work, and very much hope I will be able to. Living on benefits and doing nothing is depressing, erodes your sense of self-worth, and is generally rubbish. Oh and I was *far* better off financially when I was working part-time!