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stroke and forced into work

scorcherrosie2000scorcherrosie2000 Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited March 2018 in Disabled people
How many of you that have had Stroke are being forced back in to work? Have you done appeal and gone to tribunal? What was out come please.
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  • Pippa_AlumniPippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,856 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @scorcherrosie2000, and welcome to the community!

    So sorry to hear about your experience. Do you want to tell us a bit more about it, so we can see how we can perhaps help you? 
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  • scorcherrosie2000scorcherrosie2000 Member Posts: 4 Listener
    hi and thanks for your response. I had my strokes in 2004 till present. iv had a total of 11 affecting all brain. I do have movement. its my memory that lets me down. each day is so different how I feel.its like my get up and go has gone. I get easierly confused. which causes stress and anxity.
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  • Pippa_AlumniPippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,856 Disability Gamechanger
    Thanks for sharing this with us @scorcherrosie2000, I'm sorry to hear that things feel so difficult at the moment. If there's anything we can advise you on, please do let us know. 
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  • mikehughescqmikehughescq Member Posts: 5,769 Disability Gamechanger
    Are we talking about being found fit for work under ESA?
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  • scorcherrosie2000scorcherrosie2000 Member Posts: 4 Listener
    I should have been out in support group.  And thought I was. But then they srarted sending me to work activity 10miles away from home. I dont travel alone, so alkways having someone to go with me is difficult.   I find it very stressful.  I have lung problems also.just be diagnosised COPD.  I got 0 points awarded. Im on severely disability.  So befor goal post was moved by dwp I met requirements.  It just seens now we all fit the same box. Im back having to request sick notes,  the appeal has started to tribunal but still a 28weeks back log! 
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  • mikehughescqmikehughescq Member Posts: 5,769 Disability Gamechanger
    On what basis do you say you should have been in the Support Group? Which one of the descriptors did you satisfy? In what way did DWP move the goal posts? 

    It’s by no means automatic that you would be in the SG. Without wishing to sound harsh, finding something stressful is not the same as being medically incapable of doing it and I’m not clear why you would need someone with you. 

    It sounds as though you failed to attend work-related activity, which would then see you being sanctioned. Unfortunately it’s not possible to offer any ciear advice as your posts don’t say exactly what the problem is? What, for example, is “severe disability” in this context?
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