Well it feels like the season of misery and depression , Mr BH had his on the phone PIP reassessment the other day the girl was nice enough but he was sobbing he really doesnt like to even think about his prognosis let alone chat about it , i was allowed to sit with him and to explain that because we had to fill the forms in during the Covid Lockdown we were unable to get consultant letters they required and he is now awaiting being assigned to new consultants because everyone dealing with him has gone home to their own countries . Why is he not seeing his GP each month ? because nobody has seen any of our GPs for months , they give him an appointment then cancel it the next day because the surgery has no GPs ...AARRRGGGGHHH. Why had i sent a copy of his medical records in ? because i couldnt get the letters . Why has he not been by the consultant about his heart problem diagnosed 18 months ago ? we are still waiting . Has he seen any consultants ? nope he just gets telephone consultants about his iron problem with a bloke based in Mumbai whos very good . Is he still having blood transfusions regularly ? No because there is no blood so hes having infusions till they get some blood not helped by him having a rare blood group . An hour on the phone now we await the verdict which can take weeks ,hes so depressed he suggested we end it all if it has to go to another tribunal .
Hes down in the depths and instead of weetabix wars we have crumpet wars , i got a small batch of yellow label Asda stuff to try because daughter shops there so she could pick things up for me . The crumpets are foul and hes not eating them he says they are a bit stodgy but excellent value for money so i will eat them . There grotty frozen sausage rolls were good but i dont think they have any meat content , a bottle of Cola was so bad ive used it to clean the toilet , we will keep wading through the offerings , but im getting comments about why am i not shopping for xmas ? because theres no money due to the electric being so expensive aaarrrggghhh
My pet, lots of people are not shopping for Christmas! I read blog after blog of folks scraping by. Things seem a bit better here in our rural village in Vermont (US). Requests for food parcels and help buying for kids is up but it has yet to get really cold.
ReplyDeleteTo us, keeping the heat on and a bit of food in the refrigerator are more important than tinsel!
Keep soldiering on! You are as smart and able as anyone I know!
Joyce
As I am not a Christmas person it all goes over my head. Nothing to do with religion just that I hate this money-making time of year.
ReplyDeleteI think the aim is to kill of all people who are unhealthy, make them wait so long for treatment that they keel over.
It's hard to be positive at the moment and sadly I do not see things improving.
Keep your chin up Kate, it's about all we can do.
Briony
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May I suggest that you approach your local Citizens Advice Bureau who may be able to give you some assistance with the PIP application/process and also help you to approach your local MP to complain about the lack of medical treatment your husband is receiving. They will probably have someone who can come and visit you at home if you wish to talk through this and will certainly be able to help you over the phone and perhaps suggest some other means of charitable financial support if you would be eligible. They do not charge a penny for their services and are experts in getting peoples benefit claims sorted out, so I hope they would be able to assist you. I wish you well.
ReplyDeletethey have had his forms for over 18 months they insisted they must be done during Covid at that time there was no Citizens Advice just a looping answerphone that nobody replied to
DeleteI meant to add, it does not matter that you have not been in contact with them before or that they were not involved in submitting the original application, they will still assist you, and if things are as bad as you describe - which I am not doubting - you need a great deal of assistance with your mother, with your housing and financial situations, all of which they can assist with and will assist you in contacting your MP to complain about this, which you really need to do.
Deletejust awaiting the verdict which can take weeks then its submit mandatory reconsideration , our lovely Tory MP gives not a stuff about the little people
DeleteI wish I could come over and give you both a hug. We can’t get an appointment with the gp either,Chris
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry it's not great for you at the moment - Not good here either - but I have to try and find something - anything - to keep positive ( bloody hard though ! )x
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