What help can we get?
sallyandgareth7
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Hi. My partner had a fall on holiday in Majorca and crushed 2 discs in his neck. These were replaced with prosthetics in Majorca along with a pacemaker. The reason he fell was due to his heartrate falling dangerously low.
The consequences of this are that he now cannot walk unaided, even aided he can barely walk 5 metres, he can't dress himself, can't shower, can't clean after the toilet, can't cut his own food up. We're not receiving any help from anywhere. I need to know what we're entitled to and i don't know where to look to find this out. I have had to finish work to look after him so money is soon going to be extremely tight. My head is in a spin and i have no ideal what to do next.
Any information or advice would be so helpful at this point.
Thank you all
Sally
The consequences of this are that he now cannot walk unaided, even aided he can barely walk 5 metres, he can't dress himself, can't shower, can't clean after the toilet, can't cut his own food up. We're not receiving any help from anywhere. I need to know what we're entitled to and i don't know where to look to find this out. I have had to finish work to look after him so money is soon going to be extremely tight. My head is in a spin and i have no ideal what to do next.
Any information or advice would be so helpful at this point.
Thank you all
Sally
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Hi @sallyandgareth7, welcome to the community. As a starting point, take a look at Becoming Disabled, which covers some of the FAQs people ask. I'm sure others can answer more specific questions you may have. Best wishes, Alex
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Hey @sallyandgareth7 Welcome to the community - we also have a benefits calculator so you can see what you could be entitled to.
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