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Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:17 am
Hello, I'm a carer for my wife, we are both 58yrs old and everything was going great until July this year when at work my wife suffered a brain haemorrhage. We had always jokingly commented to each other how we would cope in the event of the death of one of us and I've always concluded I would be totally useless without my wife being with me, That day I will never forget.
I'm extremely lucky that she survived even though it was a grade 4 haemorrhage I cant get the look of doom on the doctors face when he advised on her condition, I genuinely feared the worse for both of us.
Now 4 months later Ann is on the mend, not unscathed of course as she has short term memory loss, struggles to walk unaided and I cant allow her to cook or carry food even though we've tried, it upsets her when we she drops food due to weakness and being blind in one eye she's lost depth in her vision. Of course she has other symptoms of the brain injury like constant pain etc, but we feel in that area we are coping.
Isn't the benefit system a complete farce. I never claimed before and find it a minefield. as of yet we have had no support from anyone even though I keep getting suggestions from healthcare professional's, It would seem we are entitled to nothing so far, not even carers allowance.
As our funds are running out I'm getting increasingly worried though I try not to let Ann see this. Why on earth I'm I not getting any support from government? it even took 12 weeks for a walker for my wife but by then I had bought a second hand one as she was in need.
It now transpires that there is a time limit to claim carers allowance. and I've been informed that PIP are way behind on their assessment's, so it look bleak from any angle.
I'm extremely lucky that she survived even though it was a grade 4 haemorrhage I cant get the look of doom on the doctors face when he advised on her condition, I genuinely feared the worse for both of us.
Now 4 months later Ann is on the mend, not unscathed of course as she has short term memory loss, struggles to walk unaided and I cant allow her to cook or carry food even though we've tried, it upsets her when we she drops food due to weakness and being blind in one eye she's lost depth in her vision. Of course she has other symptoms of the brain injury like constant pain etc, but we feel in that area we are coping.
Isn't the benefit system a complete farce. I never claimed before and find it a minefield. as of yet we have had no support from anyone even though I keep getting suggestions from healthcare professional's, It would seem we are entitled to nothing so far, not even carers allowance.
As our funds are running out I'm getting increasingly worried though I try not to let Ann see this. Why on earth I'm I not getting any support from government? it even took 12 weeks for a walker for my wife but by then I had bought a second hand one as she was in need.
It now transpires that there is a time limit to claim carers allowance. and I've been informed that PIP are way behind on their assessment's, so it look bleak from any angle.
