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  • Marydoll5
    Marydoll5 Community member Posts: 569 Championing
    @Jimm_Scope and @Lou67 they are fully aware of our situation.  OH was in hospital 9 weeks with stroke, liver and neurology issues and it didn't look like he would make it.

    I drive and all my time is taken getting him to appointments, shopping etc, making meals and with my back pain and using a rollator it's really hard. 

    They just want money from house sale and we have no interest as I want to get him through life saving brain surgery and there will be a recovery period too. 

    Thanks for listening. I've noone to let off steam to
  • Marydoll5
    Marydoll5 Community member Posts: 569 Championing
    @Lou67 please rest up. I'm great at giving advice and not taking it but you deserve to take it easy. You've been through a lot. 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    It really sounds very hard your situation @Marydoll5 you need help with your husband from carers get in touch with social services who can assess the situation. 
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,629 Championing

    @Marydoll5
    Oh sorry I read it wrong about you driving.
    You have enough to deal with I think the advice Sandy gave about  getting in touch with Social Services regarding carers would be a massive help to you.

    Thank you yes I’m taking it easy now.

    @Sandy_123
    Oh Sandy that’s such a shame you shouldn’t have to cope just because you are used to chest infections 🤦‍♀️
    Omg it’s a joke a review after the way you were dealt with.
    I got one from my Housing Association after the loft was eventually cleaned out asking for one. 
    I think I took a screenshot off what I sent, I will look for it and show you. They are crazy to have asked 😂

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,777 Online Community Specialist
    edited February 3
    Have you contacted your local authority about seeing if you can get support in caring for him @Marydoll5 ? You can ask for Respite Care, to help lessen the burden on you. The Local Authority could also see if there are adaptations they can help install into your home to help him get around.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    Ooo I can imaging what your response was @Lou67 lol 
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,629 Championing

    @Sandy_123
    I can’t find it but I think it’ll be the last they ask for a review 😂
  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,448 Championing
    That doesn't sound very fair @Marydoll5,I'd tell them that you've got too much on your plate at the moment and advise them to make their own arrangements.

    I wouldn't put it quite like that though.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    I bet they didn't post it on their site @Lou67

    How's the fog @Teigr quite dull here today 
  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,448 Championing
    edited February 3
    It's lifted a bit now @Sandy_123,not before it ruined my hair though.

    I look like Crystal Tipps.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    I'm not a fan of the fog especially at night time 
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,629 Championing

    @Teigr
    Hahaha I had to google to see who that was lol 

    @Sandy_123
    Oh I’m sure they didn’t lol 

    ❤️
  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,448 Championing
    We once flew home from holiday in thick fog,it was so bad I had no idea we'd landed.

    We were trundling along the runway at Gatwick and I thought we were still up in the clouds.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    Oh no no not flying in it, last time I flew home was thunder storms, but forecast in Wales, so thought was ok, until the plane decided to fly over Wales to brum eek 
  • Dannibell
    Dannibell Community member Posts: 12 Connected
    Feeling exhausted with very little appetite 😥 I hope everyone is feeling okay today? Does anyone have any advice to help with sleep at all I’ve tried my usual of listening to music or pacing but not working this time 😥😢
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    Hi @Dannibell sorry you can't sleep. If nothing is working might be worth seeing your gp as specially as you little appetite too. 
  • Marydoll5
    Marydoll5 Community member Posts: 569 Championing
    Thanks guys for the advice. I'm waiting on being contacted by social services for a carers assessment to be done. There is a backlog so I have to be patient! Our local government systems have collapsed in Northern Ireland. 

    I'll let you know when I get assessed. 

    I really appreciate all your advice 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,416 Championing
    edited February 3
    Hopefully it's soon @Marydoll5 my sisters are off to Dublin on Monday everyone seems to be going off my end lol
  • Marydoll5
    Marydoll5 Community member Posts: 569 Championing
    @Dannibell have you tried listening to meditation for sleep? Sometimes it helps me to nod off
  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,777 Online Community Specialist
    Marydoll5 said:
    Thanks guys for the advice. I'm waiting on being contacted by social services for a carers assessment to be done. There is a backlog so I have to be patient! Our local government systems have collapsed in Northern Ireland. 

    I'll let you know when I get assessed. 

    I really appreciate all your advice 
    Hopefully things start improving now that Stormont actually exists again. We can only hope! 

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