Hi, my name is Telokin! Looking to apply for DLA
Telokin
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Good morning
I wonder if anyone on these forums could provide some information and support please. I have a 10 months old baby who has lymphatic malformation and he has been in and out of hospital since he was born. I am looking to apply for DLA. I wonder if anybody here has successfully obtained this and could give some advice re filling out the form.
I wonder if anyone on these forums could provide some information and support please. I have a 10 months old baby who has lymphatic malformation and he has been in and out of hospital since he was born. I am looking to apply for DLA. I wonder if anybody here has successfully obtained this and could give some advice re filling out the form.
Many thanks in advance
Niki
Niki
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Hi and welcome,It is very difficult to get DLA for a child a baby as young as thing. The reason is because all babies require a lot of care and attention. What you will need to show is that your baby needs more care and attention than that of a baby the same age that doesn't have a health condition.
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hi Poppy
i will check out the link that you sent. Our sons condition does mean a lot of additional caring ( I know this from having 3 older children, one has autism) and we can evidence this with his medical history. From my understanding it is something they do not grow out of, having spoken to other parents and people who have this condition.Just wondered if anyone in this community has managed to receive DLA for this condition. I do appreciate this comes under the rare diseases category so it may not be as well known.Thanks,
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Hello @Telokin
Welcome to the community, I hope you enjoy being here and that the reply from Poppy has been helpful. Just to let you know, I have moved your discussion over to our DLA category and altered the title so that other members have a better idea of the subject.1 -
awsome! Thank you for the warm welcome ?0
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Telokin said:hi PoppyJust wondered if anyone in this community has managed to receive DLA for this condition. I do appreciate this comes under the rare diseases category so it may not be as well known.Thanks,
Niki
That would be impossible to answer because it's not awarded based on any diagnosis. If you do decide to claim then you should add a couple of real world examples per activity that applies.
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Hi,
my son also has this condition I am just awaiting to apply for DLA.
i hope all is well, I know how draining it can be with lots of hospital visits. My son is 2.5 if you need any info or even just a chat about LM drop me a message. :-)
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Hey 👋
thank you for your message. Yes that would be very helpful. What’s the best way of contacting/reaching you privately ?
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I’m trying to work out how to do it, let me check.0
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You can’t send a PM to anyone until you have reached 25 points. As you both haven’t reached that yet you won’t be able to contact each other privately.As personal information such as email addresses are not allowed on the community you will need to wait until you reach those points.1
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Hi poppy, thank you for that information.Telokin- Ill
hopefully be able to inbox you soon privately.0
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