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@Singing I agree with you about assessors not being qualified or anyone for that matter to know whether a person can or cannot do things using their brain. I had a bad car accident ending upside down. The roof of my car caved in and hit my head with tremendous force. I noticed a marked difference in the before and after of my ability to focus on things, memory was also affected. I can focus well on one thing at a time but if more than one is presented to me I get confused and need someone to help me get out of that situation. However I love knitting and make up my own patterns. I can also write well as again it's something i enjoyed at school and still do but if I'm in a social situation I can't concentrate enough to carry on a conversation and need help by way of prompting. Hand writing is very difficult due to nerve damage but I can type on a computer. An assessor would just say because I knit, read and write well and can use a computer I have no cognitive disability. How on earth in even an hour long interview can they assess the workings of the brain. I have never had any tests done because when I asked my GP about being tested, knowing I have an acute health anxiety, she gave 2 reasons why this wasn't a good idea. First that the negative effect of knowing I had a cognitive impairment would out way any benefit and if I did there is no treatment or cure available. So without evidence I'm totally reliant on assessors believing what I put on my claim form and tell them at the assessment. Of course, needless to say, they don't.
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Yeah, wow, thanks for sharing, the brain is an incredible thing ! X lots of love ?
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Singing said:I live in the countryside
Certainly not relaxing and there are only 530 of us that live here!
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I remember the days when driving was a treat. On a sunday afternoon cranking up the old ford pop and having a ride out to the countryside. That was a simple pleasure. Later in life I I owned American cars and custom painted classics, which we proudly went cruising up and down the sea front. Now driving is more a chore than a pleasure, if I do manage to take a trip out to some beauty spot I cannot get out and enjoy a walk.Opps sorry got a bit nostalgicBe all you can be, make every day count. Namaste
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CockneyRebel said:I remember the days when driving was a treat. On a sunday afternoon cranking up the old ford pop and having a ride out to the countryside.
Those were the days of freedom on the roads with little or no traffic to worry about.
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