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Newest Review: ... well at all. My home is a standard mid terraced home with the bathroom and WC, along with the bedrooms, upstairs and I was only going up those stairs once in a while, in fact only when I really had to. I was sleeping, for the most, in an armchair or on the floor downstairs and even that was not comfortable. She just looked at me and asked why? Why have you allowed your life to become so ... more

... restricted? Why is it you fear the help on offer and what is it about me that upsets you? Of course I had to admit, having met the lady, nothing upset me about her but I explained my feelings, and she really understood. Of course she was female and she co...more

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by - written on 12/05/02 (Very useful, 130 readings)
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As someone that is disabled I am more aware than many of the ‘services’ that are available to help us manage to live an independent life in our own home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **I should add here that this opinion also relates to the consumer. Everything I speak of was bought by us, from people we chose and none were simply forced on us** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During the early months, and years, of my disability I felt very alone, very isolated and as if there was nothing, nor anyone, that could, or would, help me. I soon found out just how wrong I was. My GP and my surgeon had both contacted Social Services to ... Read the complete review

Disability Now (407 words)
by - written on 30/10/00 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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Are you disabled? Do you know someone who is disabled? On the other hand, are you interested in disability matters? Well if the following applies to you. There is a specialist disability magazine called Disability Now, which is published every month. Disability Now has many sections, all of which are related to disability. News The news section covers all the latest disability news, such as new drugs, benefit changes, government initiatives and readers problems. This section keeps you bang up to date which all the latest disability news. For example the government is planning to give carers a £2 rise, it's not a lot but it's a start. You ... Read the complete review

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