Help
Options

Margaret
Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
Hi everyone. I wonder if anyone as the same problem as me. I have cerebral vasculitis which has left me having three strokes and epilepsy. My extended family have been so unsupportive especially my brothers. The problem is I look ok and they think I must be ok, they haven't come outright and said I am making it up, but I am sure that is what they think. I am so lost as I keep explaining it to them. I just don't know what to do anymore. Thank you for listening x
0
Comments
-
Hi @Margaret,
Thanks for sharing. Your comment about looking ok - so people think you're ok - reminded me of @LucyB's fantastic post last year about having to perform her disability: https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/27541/guest-post-im-fed-up-of-having-to-perform-my-disability
It must be really hard for you that your brothers don't understand - I wish I had an easy answer to that one! I guess it's just really important to keep talking with them. Are there other people in your life who are able to give you the support you need?
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 15.2K Start here and say hello!
- 7.2K Coffee lounge
- 87 Games den
- 1.7K People power
- 118 Announcements and information
- 24K Talk about life
- 5.7K Everyday life
- 395 Current affairs
- 2.4K Families and carers
- 863 Education and skills
- 1.9K Work
- 522 Money and bills
- 3.6K Housing and independent living
- 1K Transport and travel
- 879 Relationships
- 255 Sex and intimacy
- 1.5K Mental health and wellbeing
- 2.4K Talk about your impairment
- 863 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 921 Neurological impairments and pain
- 2.1K Cerebral Palsy Network
- 1.2K Autism and neurodiversity
- 39.1K Talk about your benefits
- 5.9K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 19.5K PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
- 8.1K Universal Credit (UC)
- 5.6K Benefits and income