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janice_in_wonderland
janice_in_wonderland Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
edited April 2021 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
I would like to share that my Tribunal today went well apart from feeling v emotional and utterly worn out 

There were 3 men who asked numerous questions to me and a v good friend who had planned to speak on my behalf but they discouraged my friends help and valued my answers until the end 

I decided against requesting additional help from a law centre simply because this may have caused me additional undue stress by attempting to achieve this alone 

I knew I was going to prove my assessor wrong with the evidence supplied so part of me felt confident 

Its been a long time waiting for today to relieve the stress of this being on my mind

I wanted to share with others that the wait is worth it despite the rocky journey to reach this destination 

I would encourage you to keep fighting if you can and wish everyone the very best of luck 

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  • susan48
    susan48 Online Community Member Posts: 2,213 Championing
    Well done, it’s a very emotional thing to go through but I’m so glad you fought for your rights.

    well done for being strong
  • kaur
    kaur Online Community Member Posts: 48 Connected
    Congrats x
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,046 Championing
    How long exactly did it take to get to this? 
    Is the tribunal after the MR? 
  • charlene
    charlene Online Community Member Posts: 555 Empowering
    Congratulations great news, well done.
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    Thanks for sharing and well done

    CR
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    whistles said:
    How long exactly did it take to get to this? 
    Is the tribunal after the MR? 
    MR is the first stage and has to be completed before applying to the tribunal

    CR
  • janice_in_wonderland
    janice_in_wonderland Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
    It was after MR 
    As I moved and DWP FAILED to update my change of address so I didn't receive info and then adjourned so it's been well over a year and had an impact on my well being bc of everything that's happened - unusual circumstances 
  • Matilda
    Matilda Online Community Member Posts: 2,592 Championing
    Well done!
  • janice_in_wonderland
    janice_in_wonderland Online Community Member Posts: 265 Empowering
    Thank you to all of you for your kind words 

    Dont forget though that we may all face this repeated battle every 2 years for a review 

    ...another pip claimant had their Pip Stopped after just 6 months apparently bc DWP decided their terminal illness supposedly got better which is unnerving 

    I've actually got high blood pressure this eve as I do not feel we can take any of this for granted 
  • ataloss2018
    ataloss2018 Online Community Member Posts: 48 Contributor
    Great news, well done.
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,046 Championing
    Well done.