Hi my names Ruth

pixieboots68
pixieboots68 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
Hey there, im a type 1 diabetic 50 years! And all the trimmings.transplant,.partial sight, gasteoparesis, chrohns, amputated toes, frozen shoulders, vasculsitis and a few others all related to being type 1 for so long. 
My mobility is fairly poor.
Im struggling a lot especially with benefits.
I have 4 grown children all doing well thank goodness.hello to the group...and thanks for adding me. 
From Flame on behalf of Ruth

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi and welcome to the community 

    I'm very similar so get you completely . I've had my leg amputated , blind in one eye and severe impairment in other,  peripheral neuropathy in other leg so can't use prosthetic due to lack of feeling and balance issues 

    Diabetes really is a nasty condition that has a knock on effect in other areas 

    Hope you enjoy being on here 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    Hi @pixieboots68

    I'm so sorry to hear you are struggling. I wanted to comment to say that we have a Benefits and Financial Support section, if you have any questions or queries. We also have more specific categories such as PIP, DLA & AA, Employment Support Allowance and Universal Credit. If you are not comfortable with sharing yet, there are many threads with many questions and answers, maybe someone has already answered the ones you have? 

    But please, we'd love to get to know you, what your likes and dislikes are, do you have any hobbies? and we chat about all that in our Coffee Lounge :)
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing

    Hello @pixieboots68. Welcome to Scope’s forum. It is great to see you have joined us. How are you at the moment?

    I can hear you are particularly struggling with benefits. Thanks for finding the courage to share that with us. Is there anything, in particular, about benefits you are struggling with at the moment?

    We are here for you and listening to you if you would like to share more with us. Please don’t hesitate to let us know if we can do anything to support you, we are all here for you and listening to you  :)