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carers23rd May 2018by admin4 min4,787

The system has been slowly eroded away to the point where there is no safety net anymore

My name is Lisa Bloor and I’m an unpaid carer. I think it’s important people know what carers like me go through because of a very much broken system. My daughter was diagnosed with “brittle” asthma when she was three … Continue reading The system has been slowly eroded away to the point where there is no safety net anymore

PIP23rd May 2018by admin3 min3,988

I am now on zero income

I was in receipt on a 5 year award of DLA. It was due to run out in September 2018 and was won at a tribunal 4 years and 3 months ago. After the heart attack I did my duty … Continue reading I am now on zero income

Voices23rd May 2018by admin1 min3,347

We didn’t choose this life

I am a 52-year-old mother of two autistic children, an autistic husband with a broken back and mental health problems and I have fibromyalgia and diabetes. My husband and I moved to where we are for work and he had … Continue reading We didn’t choose this life

housing23rd May 2018by admin1 min4,244

Fighting this battle put me in hospital

I am a disabled mum with two special needs children. Here is how cuts have affected me. In 2016 our landlord sold up and I battled to keep a roof over my head. As a parent carer we had no … Continue reading Fighting this battle put me in hospital

Voices5th July 2018by admin4 min5,789

No-one asks to be sick or disabled, its not a lifestyle choice

Hi I’m Michelle Maher one of the WOWpetition group who in 2014 brought Tory Government to the House of Commons on the back of an e petition to access all cuts to disabled people. In theory we won. But it … Continue reading No-one asks to be sick or disabled, its not a lifestyle choice

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