I have just seen this come up in my newsfeed. For anonymity I havent shared this because this person is clearly facing quite enough, but I believe stories like this NEED to be heard. THIS is what you face if you are sick in this country. Remember this when you are considering who to vote for, because this person could be YOU! I have terminal cancer, my prognosis is 0-3 years and I was diagnosed in March 2014 with my brain stem glioma. In April 2014 I was placed in the support group for 3 years and I have gone from being able-bodied to hopelessly disabled. I have many neurological deficits including diploplia, dyspraxia, dysarthria and dysphagia. To save you googling, this means that I have double vision and am going blind, Im very clumsy and most days I drop everything I pick up, my speech is failing and one day I wont be able to communicate verbally at all and I have such difficulty swallowing that I now have a feeding tube. I cannot leave the house alone and Im at risk of choking and need 24 hour care. They speak of me going into residential care, but they hope to keep me in my own home for as long as possible. The trouble is degenerative, nothing will get better, only worse, the cancer cant be cured. Im 37. Now. I can deal with all that. Im alive! And I can still do stuff!! What I cannot deal with is that I am on the work programme!!! I received this letter today (too late to ring the WP) demanding I come to an appointment with the Work Programme on Tuesday or theyll stop my benefits. HOW SICK DOES A PERSON HAVE TO BE BEFORE THE HARRASSMENT STOPS??
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:08:39 +0000
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