Hi, my name is fineart!

fineart

Hi

I have moderate cerebral palsy down my right which I've had since I was 18hr's old I'm now 32 , and just been diagnosed with cushings disease which is debilitating! I'm also a career for mother who is 75 who has among other things a heart condition and is parley housebound so I have do shopping etc ... I'm on esa and get DLA ( lower rate for care ) they've not put me on pip yet I'm scared that they will take it off me even though it says indefinite on my DLA (I went for the dreaded assment when they changed to esa which was horrible) I don't get the mobility part of the DLA even though I have cerebral palsy and I'm scared to go for that part as they may take it off me altogether ( I don't want rock the boat .. I did get middle when I was younger but they took it off me because I didn't go to doctors every time I fell, which I still do frequently  and now have to walk with an aid and would permently in the Doctors .


So that's me a little bit of history 

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Chris_Alumni

Hi @fineart, welcome to the community, I hope you find it friendly and supportive. If you'd like to get a good overview various discussions taking place here, take a look at our categories page. You might find our 'physical impairments and cerebral palsy' page particularly useful, and if you have any questions about your benefits feel free to ask one of our benefits advisors.