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I have lupus and becsuse you cant see it prople think your putting it on my lupus has caused me to have a stroke mini strokes and heart attack I have survived and carried on I have had lupus since I was 18 I am now 58 but over the years I have been reported for haveing nothing wrong with me when I had a mobility car people saying that that I didn't deserve a car because they were new no action was ever taken because I had alot of medical evidence and have since been awarded pip with no end date I stopped having a mobility car and have the money instead and brought a second hand car and things got better but since I moved to a village things aren't as bad as they were
I have always worked until now but always been treated badly because of my disability as I have always found my own jobs that aren't disability friendly so to speak I got sacked from my last job because I needed a cataract operation and they couldn't wait for me to have it done which I have had done four weeks ago but then I got corona virus si havent worked at all this year which is why I am hopeing scope can help me to do this
I have a blue badge which I use but still get parking fines because people don't look and then when you appeal they come up with other excuse like you didn't display your badge properly or they didn't see it displayed snd then parking set the bailiffs on you so then your bill goes up which has happend twice to me I just paid obe bsyliff off which was over 300 pound and now I have another baykiff chasing me and have to pay 20 00 a month owing 400 because I was late paying which left me in debt and one time I put my badge in the window and I got out my car and the traffic warden said to me I couldn't park in a disabled spot I said I was displaying my badge and the traffic warden said that I looked ok to her and didn't look like i had a disability I was so upset I got back in my car and went home
Some people can be realy cruel when they cant see your disability I still like to look nice and wear make up and not look how sometimes I feel I still like haveing a night out I still want to work now I try and stand up for myself even if it is hard and try to help others I am who I am you can either take me or leave me either way is fine by me now
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Ross scope i didn't even grasp that about the present finding today lol I had so much else to do only now catching up
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bit late to this party but I think as has been said before the disparity between the extra funding for UC claimants and people on " legacy" benefits seem to be a little unfair as everyones costs have no doubt increased, more heating, getting food orders from where you can etc
I know that many charities pressured the chancellor to do something which I commend but I dont think anything happened with it, as we are now in lockdown 3 I wonder if another effort at ministerial level will be made?
Personally I havent faired too bad over the last year but i am sure there are many who have
On a more general note I do wish all of the disabled charities would combine behind topics like this to create a stronger and more united voice
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