I'll be very surprised if I am the only person who is disabled and Caring for someone who is disabled and yet the situations we encounter are rarely if ever mentioned or discussed, so I have decided to start a topic that would address the challenges we encounter.
My partner has Cerebal Palsey and since about a decade ago, due to a change in her prescribed medication, this has resulted in her/us having to contend with MH-related issues. Suffice to say, life since then, has become even more 'interesting!
I was born with a very mild form of Spina-Bifida, which as I have got older, (I'm now 72) has led to having one leg amputated below the knee, whilst the bones in my other foot don't function properly either, so quite often I am using a manual wheelchair.
I am wondering how other people in the same boat as me, have found the level of support they get from Social Services etc, plus what other challenges they have encountered. It also seems to be an area of Caring that is very rarely discussed and I'm not aware of any sources of information and advice that specifically cater for people in our situation. I'm not expecting anyone to be as 'up-front' about their particular circumstances as I have been, but I would have thought their feedback could well be of great interest to others.
Sam.
My partner has Cerebal Palsey and since about a decade ago, due to a change in her prescribed medication, this has resulted in her/us having to contend with MH-related issues. Suffice to say, life since then, has become even more 'interesting!

I was born with a very mild form of Spina-Bifida, which as I have got older, (I'm now 72) has led to having one leg amputated below the knee, whilst the bones in my other foot don't function properly either, so quite often I am using a manual wheelchair.
I am wondering how other people in the same boat as me, have found the level of support they get from Social Services etc, plus what other challenges they have encountered. It also seems to be an area of Caring that is very rarely discussed and I'm not aware of any sources of information and advice that specifically cater for people in our situation. I'm not expecting anyone to be as 'up-front' about their particular circumstances as I have been, but I would have thought their feedback could well be of great interest to others.
Sam.