tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post2263616074004436092..comments2023-11-25T01:12:34.326+00:00Comments on Benefit Scrounging Scum: No special treatmentBenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-40135188267010960812008-03-13T01:21:00.000+00:002008-03-13T01:21:00.000+00:00oh hun, and I thought I was having a bad day!achel...oh hun, and I thought I was having a bad day!<BR/><BR/>achelois xoxoxoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-15817023212402099102008-03-12T11:53:00.000+00:002008-03-12T11:53:00.000+00:00What they said about trying to make things easier ...What they said about trying to make things easier for yourself by having a bed and food on one floor so you can avoid the stairs. And I know it's a pride thing, but surely incontinence pads when things are that bad...? In hospital, they would have inserted a catheter to help you out. It's not different really. I cannot even begin to imagine what it feels like to pop a joint every couple of seconds but I know it hurts when a joint bends slightly the wrong way so I applaud your bravery.<BR/><BR/>I know you hate memes but Ive tagged you again with something a little different to the normal lists... you can type in just a name with no explanation. Ive come out and I think other people should also confess :)Joanna Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-15294706330348508902008-03-12T05:44:00.000+00:002008-03-12T05:44:00.000+00:00I hate that you’re having such a rough time. I ha...I hate that you’re having such a rough time. I have to tell you though, reading about your experiences not only reminds me to be grateful for my currently less severe EDS, but it also makes me feel less crazy in the face of lots of people telling me my joint pain in cold temperatures is psychological, skeptically asking me do I “really have to walk like that?” when my legs aren’t doing a good job of supporting me, telling me that it’s impossible to be looser some days more than others, etc. It really is more reassuring to read about similar experiences from another EDSer than it is to read about it in articles for some reason. I feel kind of guilty to be getting reassurance from your pain, but I had to let you know.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope that by the time you get this comment you’ll be having at least somewhat of a better day.Girl, Dislocatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246314456328743646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-54734901291201236782008-03-11T20:45:00.000+00:002008-03-11T20:45:00.000+00:00I,m knackered now after reading that. And I kept w...I,m knackered now after reading that. And I kept wanting to go for a wee!<BR/><BR/>I dar'nt make a cup of tea now either. <BR/><BR/>"Feet hips width apart!"...Now I,m going to have problems going to sleep!<BR/><BR/>Take care lil sis....Km xxkingmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116771710151218704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-92166724517922671032008-03-11T14:21:00.000+00:002008-03-11T14:21:00.000+00:00Ow..... bloody ow!!!! You go through pain like th...Ow..... bloody ow!!!! You go through pain like this all the time, but still manage to keep a smile on your face. Surely, the government may be able to help you just a 'little bit' by putting you in a bungalow so you don't have to face those dreaded stairs????Vihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765245225983839101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-13068054066988245862008-03-10T17:46:00.000+00:002008-03-10T17:46:00.000+00:00BGTo think that last week, I was complaining bitte...BG<BR/><BR/>To think that last week, I was complaining bitterly about one dislocated/torn joint :-(<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I presume that you experience variations in the degree of general laxity? <BR/><BR/>I definitely do. Even my teeth wobble when I'm bad. I find that well-fitting clothes sometimes help to give some support. When my body tone is good, which is rare, I always think "WOW! People don't realise how lucky they are to feel this good all the time." <BR/><BR/>My problems are very minimal compared to yours but you definitely have my understanding :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-3088620130326789862008-03-10T17:32:00.000+00:002008-03-10T17:32:00.000+00:00Mary, One of the problems with these external re...Mary, <BR/><BR/> One of the problems with these external reports, is that they are written by the very people who would profit by these private-public partnerships. The benefit to the government is that it reduces the numbers on the rolls, which looks good to the electorate, while private industry makes money on the easily-employable unemployed and is able to ignore or shrug off those who need serious help reentering the workforce (which I would suspect include our hostess). The report itself is spin. Freud isn't as naive as he sounds, but he isn't showing all his cards either.<BR/><BR/> - facelessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-64525697474316452502008-03-10T17:26:00.000+00:002008-03-10T17:26:00.000+00:00Having read the Freud report, I suppose the polite...Having read the Freud report, I suppose the polite thing to say is that he is being very optimistic, though I suspect that he sees an opportunity to make money off the government and that the report is positive spin.<BR/><BR/> -facelessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-78463562748186503682008-03-10T12:10:00.000+00:002008-03-10T12:10:00.000+00:00Now now BG. The man spent three whole weeks learni...Now now BG. The man spent <I>three whole weeks</I> learning about the welfare system. And he has a famous grandad. Surely, therefore, he knows more about our capability to work than we do? After all, we're living off a diet of daytime TV, and we have a vested interest in being in agony, because we get paid LOTS of money, for life, with no reviews or DWP medical assessments or anything.<BR/><BR/>We should leave such assessments of our abilities to the impartial professionals.<BR/><BR/>*palm/forehead*<BR/><BR/>I can't work out his numbers. A single person in a tiny flat on IB costs the govt about £8k or £9k per year. The same single person in the same tiny flat, not on IB, but working, with help from Access to Work and Tax Credits, costs the govt about £7k per year. Where on earth are the "carrots" for the private work-finding companies supposed to come from?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-79997171302509031242008-03-10T10:53:00.000+00:002008-03-10T10:53:00.000+00:00Oh sweetheart you talk about dislocations so casua...Oh sweetheart you talk about dislocations so casually.. and I know how much they hurt... and the wormy ache in the middle of the night underneath your kneecap...<BR/><BR/>Thankyou for writing and sharing a day...<BR/><BR/>((((hugs)))) kim xxxfrog ponds rock...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06993183713914418876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-75605623940393933242008-03-10T01:28:00.000+00:002008-03-10T01:28:00.000+00:00Don't know what to say love...I'm humbled...but I ...Don't know what to say love...I'm humbled...but I have to confess:<BR/><BR/>"From behind with my feet at hip width apart, and bendy arched back I look like a porn star waiting to be taken" had me rolling...<BR/><BR/>Take care...(yeah I know)...cogidubnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542717738481600745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-71355526128681078652008-03-09T22:37:00.000+00:002008-03-09T22:37:00.000+00:00I just found you blog--my god, your government isn...I just found you blog--my god, your government isn't helping you at all? That's criminal on their part. I fear it wouldn't be much better here in the States. Do you get any help at all? This situation of yours is unconscionable as far as English health care goes. Is there anything that I can do--I'll write letters until the cows come home if it helps.<BR/>For god's sake take care will you.<BR/><BR/>Beau in Seattle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-10784364944733783652008-03-09T21:41:00.000+00:002008-03-09T21:41:00.000+00:00Do you think it would help if I put David Freud on...Do you think it would help if I put David Freud on a rack and popped all his joints out? As for Social Services...<BR/><BR/>More practically, could you put a small larder fridge and microwave near your bed? It would save you a few trips. (I used to have a bar fridge beside my bed but that was to keep my housemates away from my stuff. It was good if I wanted a drink while watching TV, though.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-15217664711410713822008-03-09T20:58:00.000+00:002008-03-09T20:58:00.000+00:00keep the heating on. I know were different but I d...keep the heating on. I know were different but I do know joints hate cold, and the best thing for me is heat.<BR/>Sometimes I have to almost burn or sweat the pain out, and in the morning, when the pain has gone, my wife's left with my stink.<BR/><BR/>Can you not get somewhere without stairs? or is that admiting defeat?<BR/><BR/>hope you have a better day tomorrowspleenalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336125968178475165noreply@blogger.com