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Hi Everyone,

It is fair to say that the way the current Labour Government are after the Benefits we desperately rely on to survive each month, is in my opinion an infringement on our Human Rights. I’ve battled both Mental and Physical Disabilities since I took my first breath. Spastic Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, Autism, Depression, Anxiety and mild cognitive and balance impairment. For 20 years I worked as a Gardener both on the Private and Public Sector, alongside working as an Estate Ranger on the Public Sector to working for just over 8 years as a Support Worker. The latter burned me out and spat me out just as the Pandemic kicked off. I’ll be open and honest I come from one side of my family I loved, to another side that was opinionated, cruel and self centred, then add parents who didn’t want me, were disfuntoonal and didn’t understand me. Up to 2013 I had a very brief marriage and relationship with a very emotionally abusive ex wife. My second lasted almost ten years, but then she pulled the rip cord, severing the two things keeping me going, her and my dog. In the last almost five years, I’ve had a huge decline in my mental health, lost my job, had two massive breakdowns, slept on the sofa for over 3 years, yo being diagnosed with BPD, then chuck in being diagnosed with Asthma, Long Covid, Osteoarthritis in my hips and lower back to add to the Arthritis I’ve had in my right shoulder for years and a further decrease in my balance and cognitive impairment. I now live alone independently in a supported living flat, I’m having to use a stairlift, a stool to shower, wash and shave sat down alongside a walking stick. I can go for over a month without leaving the flat, I’ve blocked all of my friends phone numbers as I’m sick of being the one to reach out first, I haven’t seen or spoke to family for coming up to ten years in October. If I go out my Anxiety is heightened to the next level, I stick to small shops where possible, I have my monthly shopping delivered, if I’m walking and find myself trying to walk at my old pace, I get angry with myself and tell myself I’m not out on the hills anymore or heading to a campsite. When I clean my flat, I have to break it down into small sections, as I get out of breath, I end up in pain in my lower and upper back alongside my hips, the white flag has to be waved. I’ll be honest until the coo’s come home, I can imagine I’m not the only one that’s lost sleep with the Labour Government targeting Disabled people with there welfare reforms. It’s going to lead to an increase in people being made homeless, having to rely on over stretched food banks, end up in an increase of people losing there independence and being forced into 24 hour Supported Living, Care Homes or like me many will only see one way out and that’s to take there own lives! I just honestly feel the government are seeing us as both a soft and week target, but although our branches may have a few cracks in them, may not get enough sun on our leaves, but like Japanese Knotweed we are here to stay, like it or lump it! We can fight to get our voices heard, we won’t stand idly by as the rug is being whipped from under us, we are all unique, beautiful, strong and powerful in our own right, although I’m an old sloth, there is still a will to live and keep going one minute at a time. We will not go quietly into the sunset, but rather wheel, bounce on crutches or hobble with a walking stick with a fight, saying enough is enough.