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Minnie_the_Minx said:
Fat lot of good you are then in the battle against evil :rolleyes::D

What about if aliens invaded and were going to enslave you? :hmm:
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*this* is why hanging out with my apocalyptic mate and turning life into a zombie war survival plan/After The Plague scenario is actually useful. practical training for making homemade woodburning stoves, and stocking up on space blankets, radiation suits, and Determined Grit :)
 
Frumious B. said:
The coercion described by VP above is the lifeblood, the raison d'etre of all the changes in recent years. I see it as a criminal assault by the state, because it deliberately, knowingly makes people more ill and more disabled, forces them out of their homes and into hospitals, and in some cases causes them to take their own lives. The people at the top - especially Duncan Smith - know what's happening but they just keep ratcheting up the violence. He should be in a cell. Or given some disabling injuries.
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The problem being that while it is indeed a criminal assault on vulnerable people, they control the courts, so only the most egregious violations ever get brought to light - the suicides caused by the coercion, for example, but not the tens and hundreds of thousands of cases where people have their lives smashed. Dunked-in Shit is part of a generation of know-nothing "professional" politicians with little connection to the world of the people they govern, and worse, he believes in what he's doing, just as the likes of Miliband, Byrne and Purnell do - the withdrawal of the state from provision of services so that the private sector can milk the public tit. We're just meaningless (to them) collateral damage.
 
Celt said:
I have finished filling in my ESA50, I had a letter this morning telling me they urgently needed it, strange as the date it was supposed to be returned by the 25th
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I got one of those too, about a week or so before it was due back aye?? I put it down to twattery tbh :)
 
Frumious B. said:
I have devised a new way of murdering someone. It's nigh-on undetectable but you need to get within a foot of the victim. It could be used when a politician is out shaking hands and kissing babies. The victim would collapse almost instantly, so you'll probably be a suspect.
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Create a mob, you can't all get caught ;)
 
Celt said:
I have finished filling in my ESA50, I had a letter this morning telling me they urgently needed it, strange as the date it was supposed to be returned by the 25th, I had intended to have it sent this weekend and will post it recorded delivery this morning. I have also submitted letters from my GP to the appeals people. My niece is coming on Monday with my great nephews, they can't possibly get the appointment for my interview through that quickly. Thank you people who supported me here.
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Standard hassling tactics now, goes hand in hand with the reduction to four weeks to return from six weeks. Glad you got it in in time.
 
A close family member has been made to fill in a form by ATOS. He has suffered from severe mental health problems in the past, suffers from epilepsy and has struggled with drugs and alcohol. After several years if sorting his life out he got his life back on track. He has been volunteering at a care home for the last year or so which has given some order to his life and spent a lot of time studying. He has every intention of going back to work at some point but due to his problems can be unreliable. He also spends a lot of his time helping other family members who are ill and other problems. Things took a turn for the worse a few weeks ago when he received a form from ATOS. He was concerned about it and a bit worried. Soon after receiving the form he had an epileptic fit.The first in months. I was away a couple of weeks with work and other things. Since i've been gone he has completed the form and things have taken a turn for the worse. I got back yesterday to the news he has spent the last two weeks depressed and has had to change his medication and his Doctor is concerned. He his having to go to the doctor every three or four days as the amount of medication he is receiving is way above the recommended dosage.
 
CNT36 said:
A close family member has been made to fill in a form by ATOS. He has suffered from severe mental health problems in the past, suffers from epilepsy and has struggled with drugs and alcohol. After several years if sorting his life out he got his life back on track. He has been volunteering at a care home for the last year or so which has given some order to his life and spent a lot of time studying. He has every intention of going back to work at some point but due to his problems can be unreliable. He also spends a lot of his time helping other family members who are ill and other problems. Things took a turn for the worse a few weeks ago when he received a form from ATOS. He was concerned about it and a bit worried. Soon after receiving the form he had an epileptic fit.The first in months. I was away a couple of weeks with work and other things. Since i've been gone he has completed the form and things have taken a turn for the worse. I got back yesterday to the news he has spent the last two weeks depressed and has had to change his medication and his Doctor is concerned. He his having to go to the doctor every three or four days as the amount of medication he is receiving is way above the recommended dosage.
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I'm sorry to hear about your relative. For what it's worth, make sure the stress and it's effects are documented so you can use them at a later date. Sadly what he's going through is far from uncommon :(
 
equationgirl said:
I'm sorry to hear about your relative. For what it's worth, make sure the stress and it's effects are documented so you can use them at a later date. Sadly what he's going through is far from uncommon :(
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True enough - VP's always worse and more miserable for a couple of weeks after filling in his DLA and IB forms. He now warns first timers that the forms probably will make them feel worse because of the way they remind you quite how bad your life is.
 
My brother has just had his ATOS interviews. He has had severe narcolepsy for about 20 years and spends around 80% of his time asleep which means he is certainly not the bright and breezy chap he used to be. He used to be able to stay awake a bit when he was prescribed provigil but since he moved to England can get it via NHS. He has to wear a breathing thing at night. First appointment he told them its hard for him to get about first thing as he is being roused out of his narco state and it takes ages to get going and by the time he has its time for him to sleep again. They gave him a 9am appointment. 35 miles away with no bus service. He managed to get there under the steam of elderly parents but was told by the interviewer that she knew nothing about narcolepsy so would make him another appointment with the 'expert'. Again this was made for 9am. The expert knew about sleep apnea but not about narcolepsy and found him fit for work. He was told he could appeal and get JSA in the meantime - that was four weeks ago and he has not had any payment despite filling out all the forms and providing the correct information. He lives with our parents who are in their 80s. He is going to appeal.

I will pass him on info from here which may prove of use - thought I should record the fact that ATOS consider a person who is only awake 20% of most days is fit for work. (He would LOVE to be fit for work)
 
catinthehat said:
My brother has just had his ATOS interviews. He has had severe narcolepsy for about 20 years and spends around 80% of his time asleep which means he is certainly not the bright and breezy chap he used to be. He used to be able to stay awake a bit when he was prescribed provigil but since he moved to England can get it via NHS. He has to wear a breathing thing at night. First appointment he told them its hard for him to get about first thing as he is being roused out of his narco state and it takes ages to get going and by the time he has its time for him to sleep again. They gave him a 9am appointment. 35 miles away with no bus service. He managed to get there under the steam of elderly parents but was told by the interviewer that she knew nothing about narcolepsy so would make him another appointment with the 'expert'. Again this was made for 9am. The expert knew about sleep apnea but not about narcolepsy and found him fit for work. He was told he could appeal and get JSA in the meantime - that was four weeks ago and he has not had any payment despite filling out all the forms and providing the correct information. He lives with our parents who are in their 80s. He is going to appeal.

I will pass him on info from here which may prove of use - thought I should record the fact that ATOS consider a person who is only awake 20% of most days is fit for work. (He would LOVE to be fit for work)
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He doesn't have to sign on til his appeal is heard - He can claim ESA at the appeal (ie lower) rate if he gets sicknotes from his doc. Not that he should have to though.
 
I've received another apology from the DWP (these really stacking up now), this time from the 'Benefits Director', who has a CBE to his name. Ain't I the lucky one. :rolleyes: That is the good news. The bad news is this large cyst on my brain is staying put after a neurologist has decided it is not causing the excruciatingly painful headaches. How he reached this conclusion is beyond me? I'd hazard a guess that this could be NHS gate-keeping to keep within budget?
 
audiotech said:
I've received another apology from the DWP (these really stacking up now), this time from the 'Benefits Director', who has a CBE to his name. Ain't I the lucky one. :rolleyes: That is the good news. The bad news is this large cyst on my brain is staying put after a neurologist has decided it is not causing the excruciatingly painful headaches. How he reached this conclusion is beyond me? I'd hazard a guess that this could be NHS gate-keeping to keep within budget?
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And he's not going to try other tests to rule other possible causes out?

My friend has continuous pain and his consultant can't figure out what the cause is, but at least he's ordered further tests to rule stuff out
 
equationgirl said:
Because the DWP is staffed by petty bureaucrats who seem to enjoy bullying claimants who get what they are entitled to. It is not your fault. Hang in there.
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Thanks for the support, I received a letter from DWP this morning telling me my contribution based ESA is going to stop in october, I have been on contribution based incapacity benefit from 2007, I went over to ESA after appeal earlier this year! takes the biscuit, don't know if i can cope with all this
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
And he's not going to try other tests to rule other possible causes out?

My friend has continuous pain and his consultant can't figure out what the cause is, but at least he's ordered further tests to rule stuff out
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My pain is part idiopathic loin pain/renal pain (pain of unknown origin) and part spinal arthritis.

Medics sometimes can't get to the bottom of things, despite their god-complex.
 
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