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Hi all,
My son (adult) suffered a spinal injury some 6 months ago and after spending time at StokeMandeville as an inpatient, has recently been released and is now living in housing provided by the local council.
My son is aged 30+ and had been working and had his own life prior to the accident, obviously this has all changed now.
My concern at the moment is that since his release, we seemed to have been left on our own to deal with all sorts of aspects of home/healthcare and I feel at a bit of a loss.
My Son is very stubborn and reluctant to reach out for help, particularly if suggested by me.or members of the family
So my ask is:-
1) where is a good place to start to see what help we can from allowances, home help, back to work, etc?
I appreciate this is a very big question summarised in a few lines but i'm hoping it resonants with others, who could offer some good advice/guidance
Many Thanks in advance
Mark
My son (adult) suffered a spinal injury some 6 months ago and after spending time at StokeMandeville as an inpatient, has recently been released and is now living in housing provided by the local council.
My son is aged 30+ and had been working and had his own life prior to the accident, obviously this has all changed now.
My concern at the moment is that since his release, we seemed to have been left on our own to deal with all sorts of aspects of home/healthcare and I feel at a bit of a loss.
My Son is very stubborn and reluctant to reach out for help, particularly if suggested by me.or members of the family
So my ask is:-
1) where is a good place to start to see what help we can from allowances, home help, back to work, etc?
I appreciate this is a very big question summarised in a few lines but i'm hoping it resonants with others, who could offer some good advice/guidance
Many Thanks in advance
Mark
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Senior online community officer
Hi @hickem01
Welcome to the community and sorry for the delay in responding to your post.
On the Scope website we have a section specifically aimed at addressing the questions commonly asked by those that have a recently acquired disability:
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/becoming-disabled/overview
If after reading through our ‘Becoming Disabled’ information you have any specific questions you would like me to try to address for you please don’t hesitate to ask.
I would also urge you to make contact with the Spinal Injuries Association: https://www.spinal.co.uk/
Best Wishes
Jean
Jean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
You can read more of my posts at: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist