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Hello everybody, hospital transport
I've moved here from Scotland and wonder if anybody is having the same problem as me. I had a hospital appointment and explained to hospital transport service that i am a wheelchair bound electric wheelchair lady, heavy duty chair that requires a vehicle with a hydrolic lift. Needless to say i was told they did not have…
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Hi, my name is debbie0782! I'm after a 2 bed bungalow
I'm new here can someone tell me how this works plz
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Best flooring for manual wheelchair (and dog)
Hi We are starting building work to give greater accessabilty to my 9 year old daughter with a manual wheelchair on our ground floor. Does anyone have advice regarding the type of flooring or any lessons to share. Thanks
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No one helps
I need to move now. Cant get help. Trapped in misery and loneliness. Why can't i get help i need? I never asked to be disabled. Now I'm stuck where I don't want to be with the solution some 100 miles away. No one seems to be able to help. Seems I'm not allowed to say how I feel. Everything is out of my hands. Will someone…
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Neighbour claims our garden
I really don't know where to turn next on this one, and wonder if anyone here has any insights?We live in a first-floor flat, and have been trying to sell it and move because it's hardly compatible with my caree's wheelchair! We have new neighbours in downstairs who are claiming that, as well as their back garden, they own…
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Mortgage and Life Insurance with CFS/ME and Fibromyalgia
Hi all, Someone has told me that being diagnosed with CFS/ME has made them uninsurable in terms of life insurance and that it can also affect whether you can get a mortgage or not. I've just been diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, as well as chronic migraines, depression, panic attacks etc. At 25 years old…
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Assisted living
I live in assisted living & am compelled to have my door unlocked from the inside and I wonder if this is the case with assisted living in general?
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Housing Benefit Nightmare.
Until 30th August 2022, myself and my husband were getting 100% Housing Benefit. Here's a rundown of how long we've been on benefits. I was put on IB back in 2004 after I had to finish work due to disability. I was also on full DLA both components. In 2009, my husband had to finish work to be my full time carer as my…
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Help with moving house?
Is there help available with moving house? Something like a charity organization that can help with both the manpower and the vehicle to move my things from storage to my new flat? I am unable to lift heavy items let alone carry them upstairs. I live in Swansea and claim both U.C. and P.I.P.I would be grateful for any…
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local housing team demands
Fibromyalgia. Mental health cptsd bi polar dissociation Personality disorder. Yet can't get full diagnosed for the evil local housing teams demands. They disregard my conditions. Fibro has up to 100 **** conditions yet poo poo them
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Housing issues
I am single mum to three, one daughter with hemiplegia, we have been placed in an emergency accomodation for a year and half now, one bedroom flat. The property doesn't have a wet room and an adapted toilet for my daughter and the place is very small for a family of 4. I find it very difficult to bath her and she uses a…
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Anyone tried to prevent local councils from developing bungalows into 2 storey properties?
I’m interested in any information and/or experiences anyone has had in trying to prevent local councils from granting planning permission to develop bungalows into 2storey properties.
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Private Tenant. Can my landlord cap my supply if I can't give a gas engineer access?
Hi all,I'm a private tenant and I'm having a slight issue with my landlord at the moment. It's around time for the annual gas safety check and of course,I want this done too but because I can't give the engineer access for a couple of weeks,my landlord is threatening to cap my gas supply. It literally is only a couple of…
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Council housing
Hi can somebody help me i have vidded on properties Some say unsucsessful some say shortlisted. What does shortlisted mean Is everybody who bidded shortlisted or is it nearing an offer Does it take a while tonstart getting shortlisted any information about how council work and shortlisting ect works it would be greatly…
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Hi, my name is AlanS123! Am I entitled to a battery driven wheelchair for free from the NHS?
am i entitled to a battery driven wheelchair for free from the nhs as i suffer from dupuytren's disease in my hand
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Small adaptions done
What a good day! I've had a new handrail installed on my stairs and 3 grab rails in my bathroom .... walking up and downstairs has just got a little bit easier 😊
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appropriate suitable wheelchair - not without BRAKES!!
Severe MS cognition issues... I am sure that a registered disabled person should have help to get the right wheelchair - but i feel that no one cares I sent this to Karma: Dear Karmability, Disappointed with my karma wheelchair - THE BRAKES DONT WORK! My MS body CANT WORK THE BRAKES! I have phoned you and was told to call…
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Hi, my name is sunbeam2006! We can't afford a downstairs loo. Any suggestions?
Hi, I suffer with OA in my ankles and I have a weak bladder. I live in a house with only an upstairs toilet and I can not get to the toilet before I wet myself. I wear incontinent pads but they do not stop me wetting my clothes. I have to crawl up the stairs when my ankles get to painful. I take pain meds which help a…
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Hi, my name is ionamelo! How can u turn a very slim toilet and sink space into a shower space?
My mother is elderly , had a stroke and has heart issues. Cannot climb stairs. Being topped and tailed. 8 weeks now. Not a joke. . No shower!!! How can u turn a very slim small toilet and sink space into some kind of shower space, maybe using a bidet sprayer?would need hot water. Any ideas? Would also need to waterproof…
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OT Assessment from Council
I have been told by my hospital Physio that I urgently need a OT assessment.I live a mile inside the borders of a county, previously living in the next door county - where my GP surgery is locatedI have been told by the OT team that since I no longer live within the original county - they can no longer help meThe new…