However, it is not that uncommon to get MS whilst relatively young. My daughter's best friend was diagnosed with it in her final year of uni. She...
But not possible if you have caring or parenting demands (for example). Additionally, the 'final straw' may be an acute infection or other...
Other members have mentioned Fightback4justice as being very useful. I don't know much about this organisation, but hopefully members who do will...
This organisation provides some of the best guidance for ESA and UC (as well as PIP and DLA). They have been mentioned and recommended in this...
This is the link to where you can find some information about the training the Health Care Professional who will be assessing you has received:...
I am starting this thread to bring together all the links to guidance and advice for claiming the main UK disability benefits of Employment...
Link to a free downloadable guide to getting Social Care in England: https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/care-act-guide
Aren't they using absolute numbers rather than percentages though? So larger hospitals will seem worse when they may be better than some of the...
I think you've hit the nail on the head there! My daughter recently said to me, 'All my friends' parents use cannabis for their pain now.' My...
Fantastic work @dave30th!
If only we had Dr Who as a member of the forum...
Can we chip in and buy him a clock as a hint that it is time to retire?
Yes, being on this forum has made me much more astute to what is actually happening in the NHS. What seem like highly desirable approaches to most...
When I was going through my divorce and had to discuss some of my ex's quite extreme behaviours with my solicitor, he warned me to 'not involve a...
For some unknown reason I've always pronounced his name 'Weasel-ly'. I can't seem to change my internal voice's way of saying this when I read his...
Going through the menopause hasn't improved my fatigue, headaches or pain levels, and the muscle stiffening/cramps in my limbs have actually got...
It was my homour talking, I did know!
For me the evidence is inscribed in my body!
But it's not about convincing doctors and other health professionals whether ME is 'real' (mental illness is real as often quoted by SW et al),...
Well, another problem is 'modern' surgeries just assign patients to random GPs as their 'named doctor' on the practice system, despite the patient...
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