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Community query: help for my nan
Pippa_Alumni
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My nan 83 she lives on her own. She lives in house with no central heating. No double glazed windows. She now got lung disease called CROP areally bad now. Diebeatis does not help her aswell plus she has leukaemia , caterax but now she cant walk 5 or 6 steps and totally out of breath. This is happening all day now. Im in desperate need of electic wheelchair.
I cant even get to doctors most of the time as she 83 an done very well for her self considering she has had no help at all this need a chair so badly cant even get her out with ojt a wheelchair. We spend fourtens on cab back an forth to hospital. Iv jjst done application for disability to find out she to old to claim it. I needed to get a wheel chair funded.
I couldnt afford it. I even by second hand one to just get pay for a min I need some help really with some adjustments at home or even some entitlement. Im in out all day plus live with my mum I help her she has ms. my nephew alfie hes 3 years old got few problems him self one beenig cerebral palsy we sadly had to say good by to archy alfies little brother died at 2 weeks old from a really rare heart condition nothing at all they could of done . So we stiil trying to get over it but you never do you just learn get on with it. I got dad just gettin over prospect cancer my son getting tested for metal health.
My name is faye and if any one has got a old wheelchair they wanna sell it or nos someone so I can go and get one funded. Surely shes entitled to get this some help thank you faye
My nan 83 she lives on her own. She lives in house with no central heating. No double glazed windows. She now got lung disease called CROP areally bad now. Diebeatis does not help her aswell plus she has leukaemia , caterax but now she cant walk 5 or 6 steps and totally out of breath. This is happening all day now. Im in desperate need of electic wheelchair.
I cant even get to doctors most of the time as she 83 an done very well for her self considering she has had no help at all this need a chair so badly cant even get her out with ojt a wheelchair. We spend fourtens on cab back an forth to hospital. Iv jjst done application for disability to find out she to old to claim it. I needed to get a wheel chair funded.
I couldnt afford it. I even by second hand one to just get pay for a min I need some help really with some adjustments at home or even some entitlement. Im in out all day plus live with my mum I help her she has ms. my nephew alfie hes 3 years old got few problems him self one beenig cerebral palsy we sadly had to say good by to archy alfies little brother died at 2 weeks old from a really rare heart condition nothing at all they could of done . So we stiil trying to get over it but you never do you just learn get on with it. I got dad just gettin over prospect cancer my son getting tested for metal health.
My name is faye and if any one has got a old wheelchair they wanna sell it or nos someone so I can go and get one funded. Surely shes entitled to get this some help thank you faye
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Sorry to hear of your Nan's situation.
Sounds like she needs a manual wheelchair quickly now, so that you can get to the GP etc easier. You can you borrow one from the Red Cross now whilst you get a better solution in place: https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-help/borrow-a-wheelchair
Obviously in the longer term she needs an NHS wheelchair issued to her and Pippa has already linked to that information above. You can ask your Nan's GP to make an urgent referral to the nearest NHS Wheelchair Clinic.
However the NHS will only consider providing a power wheelchair if they assess her as needing it inside and outside of the home. It is worth checking out if the Mobility Trust can assist: https://mobilitytrust.org.uk/
The benefit you need to claim for your Nan is called Attendance Allowance, it's specifically for disabled new claimants over 65 years of age: https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance.
Do contact the Adult Disability Team at the Local Authority (council) where your Nan lives and ask them to carry out an urgent assessment of her needs. I would suggest that you also seek advice and support from Age UK https://www.ageuk.org.uk/services/
Best Wishes
Jean
Jean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
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