DLA question

notanothergreyhair

tigtag02 wrote: »

Thanks NAGH - hows you, not seen a post for a while
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tigtag

I am doing ok thanks. I really ought to post a new entry in my diary soon.

calleyw

My husband was only 44 when he suffered his stroke last september.

It is a long hard struggle I can tell you. And he was in hospital for nearly four months.

Make sure that you mother has been referred to the local carers group.

You never stop recovering from a stroke. The first few months are very quick recovery and then it slows down. People must remember that a stroke is a brain injury and parts of the brain die.

My husband lost his left side and he can now walk around but not for too long. But has little movement in his fingers. But can move his arm around.

Be prepared that both your mother and stepdad could suffer from depression.

When he is a little more mobile look in to this http://www.conductive-education.org.uk Conductive education was good and helpful for my husband.

If you have a "the works" shop around you I bought a book on monday about stroke for 49p I found it helpful even though we are much further down the road then you are with your stepdad.

Also whe you think he is ready get your mum to take in things like puzzle books and cross words to get him using his brain.

All the best.


Yours


Calley

Morglin

tigtag02 wrote: »

Thanks Lin - not sure if our council works differently to others but you actually go onto their website and *bid* on the properties that you are interested in <up to 3 a week> so you dont get offered something you want to turn down.
There is nothing really this week but I know Rome wasnt built in a day - hopefully soon something will come up
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tigtag

Many do this - but, I don't find this a good idea where disability is involved - there is no way of telling from the site what properties would be suitable, or what properties would be any good for adaptation.

Many councils hold back properties that are specifically disabled-friendly, so it might also be worth contacting them to query this.

Lin