mikanmart
13-07-05, 15:48
I do not know if this is an appropriate place to post such a thread or forum , but I have just suffered an indignity which can only be referred back to the people who perpetrated it .In other words , nobody to talk to .
Briefly , I was a member of the RAF for 22 years .
11 years after leaving the RAF I had an accident . Not being a scrounging git , I tried very hard to get back to work , this proved impossible .I received about 4 years' wages in compensation , and also draw Maximum Rate Mobility Allowance .So , having lived off my own money for 16 years , I find I am in debt --mostly my own fault , not arguing there , but , my son is being damaged by having to push my wheelchair . He has had one operation , privately (18 month NHS waiting list) and it now looks as though he needs another . So , I need a portable motor scooter to save him having to push . Someone says --try RAF Benevolent fund --- . Yes , why not , I paid into it out of my pay whilst serving . So , off goes a general enquiry , can I get one funded , loaned , or what ?
A very charming gentleman rang me , --I am not being sarcastic , this bloke was very helpful .
We would need to investigate your case , need to come to your home and assess requirement , then a physio therapist , bla ,bla ,
Christ Almighty!!!!! I have been disabled for 16 years . I broke my bloody back .I have had it up to here with prodding and poking medics . I have had to see 18 different doctors to get the pensions I draw . I don't want anyone in my home , why can't I get looked at somewhere else like the sergeants' mess that I'm a member of? I have to be told about going up and down kerbs !!!!!After 16 years of it in a wheelchair , you know about it .So I withdraw my application for help .I have some pride left , not much else , but pride is important to me , along with dignity . Lose either , and you're finished .
The local council are as bad . Disabled? Apply to pay less Council Tax .
OK ,Mr council , I hereby apply .
Well , first , we will have to visit you at home .WHY ? Because it says so here . Who will visit ? Me . What will you want to see ? Ah , I don't know .
So , I can come to council office for interview ? No ,says here home visit .
But I cannot ask visitors in , the house is not visitor friendly . (Pigsty)
No , we must visit you at home . Withdraw application in disgust .
I think this is what they want , put people off claiming things , and save money .
I am now going to go further into debt to buy a portable chair , one that folds up to fit in the car . The shop will not visit my home . They will not advise me how to get up kerbs .They will not want to service it at my home every 6 months . They will not have to show me where to plug it in to charge it up . They will not ask a load of bloody impertinent questions about my disability or finances .
Never , ever have an accident . If IT doesn't kill you , the frustrations of living in our nanny society will .
I shall not be offended if this rant is deleted , but with my son at work , I have nobody to talk to .
Mike Morgan
Briefly , I was a member of the RAF for 22 years .
11 years after leaving the RAF I had an accident . Not being a scrounging git , I tried very hard to get back to work , this proved impossible .I received about 4 years' wages in compensation , and also draw Maximum Rate Mobility Allowance .So , having lived off my own money for 16 years , I find I am in debt --mostly my own fault , not arguing there , but , my son is being damaged by having to push my wheelchair . He has had one operation , privately (18 month NHS waiting list) and it now looks as though he needs another . So , I need a portable motor scooter to save him having to push . Someone says --try RAF Benevolent fund --- . Yes , why not , I paid into it out of my pay whilst serving . So , off goes a general enquiry , can I get one funded , loaned , or what ?
A very charming gentleman rang me , --I am not being sarcastic , this bloke was very helpful .
We would need to investigate your case , need to come to your home and assess requirement , then a physio therapist , bla ,bla ,
Christ Almighty!!!!! I have been disabled for 16 years . I broke my bloody back .I have had it up to here with prodding and poking medics . I have had to see 18 different doctors to get the pensions I draw . I don't want anyone in my home , why can't I get looked at somewhere else like the sergeants' mess that I'm a member of? I have to be told about going up and down kerbs !!!!!After 16 years of it in a wheelchair , you know about it .So I withdraw my application for help .I have some pride left , not much else , but pride is important to me , along with dignity . Lose either , and you're finished .
The local council are as bad . Disabled? Apply to pay less Council Tax .
OK ,Mr council , I hereby apply .
Well , first , we will have to visit you at home .WHY ? Because it says so here . Who will visit ? Me . What will you want to see ? Ah , I don't know .
So , I can come to council office for interview ? No ,says here home visit .
But I cannot ask visitors in , the house is not visitor friendly . (Pigsty)
No , we must visit you at home . Withdraw application in disgust .
I think this is what they want , put people off claiming things , and save money .
I am now going to go further into debt to buy a portable chair , one that folds up to fit in the car . The shop will not visit my home . They will not advise me how to get up kerbs .They will not want to service it at my home every 6 months . They will not have to show me where to plug it in to charge it up . They will not ask a load of bloody impertinent questions about my disability or finances .
Never , ever have an accident . If IT doesn't kill you , the frustrations of living in our nanny society will .
I shall not be offended if this rant is deleted , but with my son at work , I have nobody to talk to .
Mike Morgan