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Obesity
Watching news and kier starver saying offering jabs for obesity to get people to get back to work I wonder if thier offer brain surgery for mental health problems maybe a lobotomy?
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Pip review
hello all. I had a review for pip start in March this year as my award runs out in November this year. I just wondered if my pip will stop in November as I e not had any letters regarding this. Just curious if I should phone. Thanks in advance ☺️
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Pip Text Message
I have been worried since returning my pip for review . With change of government and threats you hear in the news that people start losing their benefits etc I just worried and this text from pip today not helping. Can anyone please give me their opinion do you think the text is suggesting that I could be ask to attend a…
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Relative in hospital with stroke
hi I’m Rose47, My relative was admitted to a mental health hospital in Scotland recently. After a brain scan it was found that our relative has had a stroke. They are not getting any better in the current hospital and there is a specialist stroke unit in a nearby hospital. We can’t understand why they are not being…
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Disabled bays - not just for old folk
just start using them - if you have a blue badge use it you will only realise the impact on your health and anxieties when you start to consistently use them without fear of what others think of you. It will become your routine it is for me. Myself and son both have relatively hidden reasons for needing our blue badges but…
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Anxiety or Stress!
Hi, I’m new to Scope, so forgive my intrusion as I’m a bit scared today. I’m currently experiencing enormous stress during moving, losing my old mom as well as friend and the DWP breathing down my neck causing much confusion, which has left me overwhelmed. I came from ESA and higher rate PIP. I find UC extremely difficult…
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Here are some great, inexpensive Halloween decorations
a modest contribution to the Scope community I use jars that I have on hand and water with food coloring. We call “this body parts in jars”, but it doesn’t have to be body parts if that’s too scary- You could use any plastic toy you have around. I have several things from the dollar store- like a bird skeleton and a…
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Access to health care and getting diagnosis for health conditions
Thought I would ask here on people experiences as well as any advice people may have in getting access to health care on the NHS. My experience hasnt been great. For many years I didnt have much trouble accessing a GP, but it was always hard getting a referral to the hospital, and I discovered when being seen by a…
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Having to explain 'disability'
I have multiple invisible chronic conditions and am fed up with having to explain to family members how my disability affects me. They make me feel like I'm just being lazy when I say I can't do things due to energy limitations. I am off to a family wedding at the weekend and the venues aren't wheelchair friendly so surely…
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Hobbies
My son brought me a bookshop model for my birthday. It took so many attempts and hours to make just the bookshelf inside the shop. I'm not known for my patience so this was challenging for me. It took a week to complete. I am pleased with the result though. Additionally my friend gave me the lego tree for my birthday.…
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Want to be left alone "most of the time".
I have had my up and down with my chronic pain, episodes of paralysis, spasms, migraine, stiffness of left body dysfunction of lack of movement drooling excessively saliva etc, and it's difficult to explain it to anyone who doesn't understand FND or Chronic pain disorder. I consider anyone who has not suffered "long-term…
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Taking Meta to Court (aka Facebook)
In the last couple of weeks Meta (facebook) have banned me from my facebook account, it has over 14 years of data on it that II have l ost access to. One of my primary uses was for finding people who would accompany me on outings hospital appointments etc as I struggle on my own. Apparently a Instagram account linked to my…
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GENERAL DIY AT HOME
Hi Folks Due to my hemiplegia, I have great difficulty in doing general DIY jobs around the house. I always need to pay a 'Handyman' to get things done. I even have issues with using a screw driver and hammer. Do you know if I can get any financial support with this type of thing? Thank You
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Felt discriminated against at a neighbourhood meeting for being on disability benefit
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Hi, my name is BigLes! Can you charge a mobility scooter without mains electricity?
I am looking for information regarding charging a mobility scooter without mains electricity.
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I feel so sad
I feel tired, sad, frustrated and bored. I have to have two machines on tonight to look at my oxygen and things. And then the exact same thing next week. As well as a vaccination, I have to dentist appointments coming up and I don't want the injection in my gum. I just want no appointments, I want them all to leave me…
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Hi, my name is stellapatella! Any advice about writing a will to include my sons?
Im looking for advice about will making including my son who has a disability and my son who doesnt
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Help needed
so I’ve been having bad blood clots since beginning of the year they put me on thinners then when the thinners finish clots keep coming back with pain swelling numb feet it’s horrific and as referred to thrombosis they didn’t even see me just sent a letter to gp saying they couldn’t help I needed the go to vascular…
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Bad start to day turned out good 👍
So posted earlier about UC totally messing up my joint to single claim saying I would only get £200 a month but all sorted so great but now just had a call from housing needs saying I will be moved to band A for medical needs housing back dated to when I was put into hotel so previous bids will reflect that. My case…
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Wheelchair advice
Hi, I got a bit of an annoying problem. I need a powered wheelchair but I'm finding it very difficult to find one because of my height. I've looked it up and you need to measure from knee to floor for the seat height. My measurement is only 40cm. The chairs are 50-52cm. Which would mean I can't even reach the footrest. I…
