tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post512703879517921190..comments2023-11-25T01:12:34.326+00:00Comments on Benefit Scrounging Scum: Mice Poo & Firemen - There's a micro society role for everyone..BenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-19530338673614534552012-06-09T21:22:25.714+01:002012-06-09T21:22:25.714+01:00Hi Bendy
Long time no speak...
It's not ofte...Hi Bendy<br /><br />Long time no speak...<br /><br />It's not often I'm jealous of a teenager, or yearn to be that age again, but...<br /><br />All the best!<br /><br />Cogicogidubnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542717738481600745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-30360699882956387532012-06-08T13:08:58.926+01:002012-06-08T13:08:58.926+01:00Glad you ultimately received support from the '...Glad you ultimately received support from the 'micro society', but what strikes me is how tenuous that is. You can never really rely on that at all times; never really sure if the support will be there or not.<br /><br />I know that at the beginning of my illness, that fact dominated my thoughts. I felt very vulnerable and it caused a lot of depression.<br /><br />I did eventually, after 9 years, obtain a generous care package. I have to be realistic about the possibility that it could all go of course. <br /><br />The care package brought with it its own problems. I am so grateful for the help, but having people in your home 3 times a day is very draining psychologically. Ironically, I used to feel isolated and alone; now I want to be isolated and alone! Mostly so that I can have some mental space to write, but as I said, I am very appreciative for the help, and goodness knows what state I would have been in had I not received it.<br /><br />It's so unfair that if you have family living with you, that they are expected to take on the burden of care. My eldest daughter had to do that, but it wasn't fair on her. Fortunately for her, she moved out, which is only right. I still had to wait many years to obtain help, but I'm glad she went and made a life for herself.<br /><br />I still use the 'micro society' though. My carers are not always on shift when I need to go out, which may be during the evening, so others kindly accompany me, and have been on call when I've needed help after a bad spasm.<br /><br />I hope you will keep trying to obtain some support from the local authority; surely they can give you a few hours a week?<br /><br />Anyway, good post as always.<br /><br />ClarebelzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com