tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post5965478831193284855..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Open Letter to Iain Duncan SmithSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-42465947375147019642011-12-28T09:19:38.143+00:002011-12-28T09:19:38.143+00:00My son has type 1 insulin dependant diabetes it is...My son has type 1 insulin dependant diabetes it is a life threatening condition that in time will and already has started to lead to other serious complications 're-active atheritis' 'Colieac & Lactose Intolerance' & 'Background Retinopathy' the food bills are out of control for special dietary needs (Bowel Cancer is one of many complications if a strict diet is not adhered too) Diabetes well the list of complications is endless on that one, Cancer, Renal Failure, Amputation of legs, Blind and so the list goes on! I can no longer work I also have an elderly father with Parkinsons and a heart condition living alone I cannot care for both of them! So much ignorance surrounds Diabetes so many say look at him he's okay why should they get benefits (If only they knew what it's really like living with the condition sleep deprevation never knowing when the next severe hypo is going to occur or, monitioring throughout the night minus sleep when reads are high for fear of Ketoacidosis)having to check every food product for the harmful ingredients the endless prescription runs the mix up's on prescriptions to deal with, the endless medical appointments to attend be it hospital, drs, dental, annual checks on feet, annual bloods I know there will be at least ten appt.s each year before we run into other issues along the way! I was upset the silent killer didn't get a mention in the letter and sadly feel the letter could be treated likewise 'overlooked' I sincerely hope for that is all we carers have in life is 'hope' the Govt will see sense not to punish us even further is it not enough to watch our loved one's fade their health deteriate to be slapped in the face of a Govt that really doesn't 'care' the 'care' factor has gone from many hospitals too the elderly suffer the most as my mother did as she slowly painfully lived her last days with cancer. Left without water after radiotherapy for five hours because she couldn't speak or reach her buzzer, they didn't even bath her when personal hygiene was beyond her as always even the basics are left to us carers and for what? the govt won't even give us help to retrain or, seek work to give us a break they won't even send in a carer to relieve carers for breaks they allow pensioners and children to become main carers without a second thought what a disappointment to mankind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-88630313339846788732011-11-18T12:05:39.328+00:002011-11-18T12:05:39.328+00:00Thank you so much for writing this letter - my tho...Thank you so much for writing this letter - my thoughts and prayers go with you - I am fighting my own battles and can identify with so much of what you say - be assured that I shall pass this letter on to others -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-45290579227111172442011-11-04T18:51:57.281+00:002011-11-04T18:51:57.281+00:00[QUOTE]Anonymous said...
Everyone should write ...[QUOTE]Anonymous said... <br /><br /> Everyone should write to their MP to show their disgust at this company called ATOS, and the DWP. It is obviously a foregone conclusion that a high majority of severely disabled people will fail. The General Medical Council should be making serious investigations into these false ATOS medicals, performed by obviously inept, biased staff.[/QUOTE]<br /><br />we have already done that and more but no ones listeningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-13506844751099781362011-11-04T17:59:44.633+00:002011-11-04T17:59:44.633+00:00Everyone should write to their MP to show their di...Everyone should write to their MP to show their disgust at this company called ATOS, and the DWP. It is obviously a foregone conclusion that a high majority of severely disabled people will fail. The General Medical Council should be making serious investigations into these false ATOS medicals, performed by obviously inept, biased staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-15524480812182653352011-10-04T12:14:43.616+01:002011-10-04T12:14:43.616+01:00Shirley it is sad and i know that more then most a...Shirley it is sad and i know that more then most and am their biggest critic by far their just very lucky that i am not well enough to leave the house for long but you never know i might surprise them one day and get to London <br /><br />The thing i detest about them is that they know the damage being done in playing with our minds keeping people on appeal making them go round and round in circles only to confuse them to such an extent they panic and jump in front of a car or in a recent case like in 9/11 jump from the top of the county mall in crawley to their death in desperation<br /><br />Only the very sickest of people would do that to someone else and only the very sickest of minds would have anything to do with the conservative party and their supporters and only Hitler would have stooped so lowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-7974413020447587402011-10-04T10:40:28.258+01:002011-10-04T10:40:28.258+01:00This is so sad. Reading it was difficult as the te...This is so sad. Reading it was difficult as the tears were welling up. Staight from the heart hoping that something will make our hard-hearted or heartless leaders listen to us. They too can be sick and disabled one day. Sitting in ivory towers, playing God, taking lives, they too will suffer and fee the pain, someday. Keep writing, keep protesting, keep sharing. like previous empires, this one will tumble down.Shirley P Cooperhttp://www.shirleypcooper.blospot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-13879132939695169402011-10-03T10:31:51.843+01:002011-10-03T10:31:51.843+01:00I have shared to my MP. If you are reading this, t...I have shared to my MP. If you are reading this, then please, please do so too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-14271447755469497632011-10-03T08:57:50.989+01:002011-10-03T08:57:50.989+01:00Wow Charley, that must be devastating.
I'm g...Wow Charley, that must be devastating. <br /><br />I'm glad if I can put things into words we all feel, I just wish we had resources and support that meant we could take action, not just find the pretty words.Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-55424745371357492442011-10-03T01:19:38.988+01:002011-10-03T01:19:38.988+01:00I'm crying now.
I'd like to add somethi...I'm crying now. <br /><br />I'd like to add something though. Try being with someone who has other people looking out through the eyes you love. Other people who hit you with the arms that usually hold you, other people who curse you from lips that usually kiss you. Try not being able to tell them this has happened because you're afraid it'll hurt them so much the other people will come out or they'll feel responsible for the other people's actions because they were committed by their body. Try listening to your lover experiencing the mental trauma of a rape you can't stop because it's happening in their head but it's no less real for that. Try spending 6 hours pinning the body you caress down because it's the only way you can keep them safe from the other people and they can't lift a hand in their own defence.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this, thank you for writing my childhood and so far my adulthood from both sides of the coin.Charleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-91740029656514337102011-07-28T16:49:24.595+01:002011-07-28T16:49:24.595+01:00[QUOTE]Anonymous said...
Could we not ask the G...[QUOTE]Anonymous said... <br /><br /> Could we not ask the Govt to give us x amount of pounds to leave the country never to return, we could all live together on an island somewhere that would please a lot of people[/QUOTE]<br /><br />The conservatives would love it and you may well find that will be on offer very soon as in that away they can achieve their dream of getting rid of as many sick and disabled people as possibleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-77042383294152116742011-07-28T16:45:58.144+01:002011-07-28T16:45:58.144+01:00Yes zimmie your spot on i think we have been at th...Yes zimmie your spot on i think we have been at that point in our lives i know i have but have failed to act and now must pay the priceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-20174364079238164742011-07-28T11:53:22.503+01:002011-07-28T11:53:22.503+01:00Fourbanks, Its the drugs issue with a lot of us ge...Fourbanks, Its the drugs issue with a lot of us getting it free or a massive reduced rate that keeps us going on a daily basis. I said to my partner about 10yrs ago lets leave i qualified for australia but she did not want to, i asked her again about a year ago and well she just said we should have gone then.zimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745502549966289981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-72302224747260531722011-07-28T11:49:58.602+01:002011-07-28T11:49:58.602+01:00Could we not ask the Govt to give us x amount of p...Could we not ask the Govt to give us x amount of pounds to leave the country never to return, we could all live together on an island somewhere that would please a lot of peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-66653501723761354572011-07-28T00:48:17.063+01:002011-07-28T00:48:17.063+01:00Brilliant! Well said, unfortunately it will probab...Brilliant! Well said, unfortunately it will probably fall on blind eyes, pity though, this unelected government have a lot to answer for.<br />John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-79692393370987087052011-07-27T17:43:36.511+01:002011-07-27T17:43:36.511+01:00It's not easy zimmie as our illness as is ofte...It's not easy zimmie as our illness as is often the case presents us just getting up and going<br />The conservatives would love that thow and it could be their overall intention and is being tried at this time in Australia by paying people to leave Sidney as it's buckling under the strain <br /><br />It will be interesting to see how that policy pans out <br /><br />As for myself my mp said i should go and go now while the goings good but it's easier said then done <br /><br />I think it's a good debate as people like myself could benefit of getting out of the uk instead of being stuck in the house i could in fact be outdoors in the sunshine at much reduced cost and am sure any conservative minister reading this blog will agree and move this subject forwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-16845313691804693082011-07-27T13:58:02.355+01:002011-07-27T13:58:02.355+01:00Fourbanks, Thanks for sharing that sometimes we fe...Fourbanks, Thanks for sharing that sometimes we feel we are alone in our illness and fight. I have thought about moving away from these shores many times maybe its the illness and the dwp who make us feel that way, My mind has become so aware of all the hurtfull ways people view us over the last 3 yrs and it totally blows me away.zimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745502549966289981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-27535739886828472042011-07-27T11:34:41.432+01:002011-07-27T11:34:41.432+01:00I've written a response to this on the Adam Sm...I've written a response to this on the Adam Smith Institute blog, btw. Would love to hear your comments: http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/welfare/welfare-denationalization-should-be-the-priority/Anton Howeshttp://www.uklibertyleague.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-38717784692684856182011-07-26T20:04:44.625+01:002011-07-26T20:04:44.625+01:00Zimmie
I'm in the same boat as you and if i l...Zimmie <br />I'm in the same boat as you and if i lose this battle then i and my family will need to move to another country as this one would be to experience for us to continue to live in <br /><br />Where can we go i hear you say ? well it would have to be somewhere like India or the Philippines which is much cheaper and would need a lot of luck as well but i will then be able to die in piece and my family would also be at piece and that's important <br /><br />My wife is from Africa originally and very strong wherever she lay her hat would be homeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-91231669631878778682011-07-26T19:55:32.282+01:002011-07-26T19:55:32.282+01:00If IDS could punch you on the nose and get away wi...If IDS could punch you on the nose and get away with it he would <br /><br />Our debt has to be bought under control or we will all be doomed so the government need to act and quick hence we are the sacrificial lamb to the slaughter <br /><br />And may in our hour of need the good lord will guide us to do the right thing and to not get mad as madness is not the answer but to take our punishment in the face of adversity on the chin like a man (lol)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-90615387840257558222011-07-26T16:38:52.672+01:002011-07-26T16:38:52.672+01:00Everyone saying there's no point because IDS w...Everyone saying there's no point because IDS won't read this post - maybe not. But if we all write to our MPs and keep writing and keep protesting and keep asking them what they're going to do about it, sooner or later he'll be forced to take action.<br /><br />Why? Because if every small back bench MP who doesn't have a vast Whitehall office of resources at their disposal will get sick of having to constantly deal with the people protesting about IDS' plans, and they'll take it out on him.<br /><br />But for this to happen everyone needs to write to their MPs, even if you think it won't make a difference, your letter could be the tipping point! <br /><br />And to those of you saying the non-spoonies aren't taking up the cause so it's lost... well Sue's persuaded me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Most people will get sick one day, or will have a friend or loved one who does - what Sue's posts do are to turn what at first glance seems a remote possibility into a frightening reality. <br /><br />Every person who speaks out, on blogs, to their MPs, to the people at the bus stop who ask awkward questions - they are humanising the situation and doing a brilliant job of smashing the propaganda peddled by the Purnell-IDS ideologues. Please don't give up!Dorris the Lorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730875453806981961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-74978408064796170392011-07-26T13:12:48.659+01:002011-07-26T13:12:48.659+01:00tl;drtl;drAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-70304956193850920092011-07-25T21:08:59.323+01:002011-07-25T21:08:59.323+01:00Fourbanks, Thanks for the words of encouragement l...Fourbanks, Thanks for the words of encouragement lol, regarding IDS will take them onboard. I have and never will give up i did not do it at work and i wont do it out of work. Perhaps that is what is wrong we have just given up hope oh well take away my benefits and freedom it dont matter, well it matters to me my wife my daughter and my son cause that's who its going to punish more than myself.zimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745502549966289981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-4822643245434908612011-07-25T19:53:40.016+01:002011-07-25T19:53:40.016+01:00I suspect that Duncan Smith and his like don't...I suspect that Duncan Smith and his like don't listen because we don't MAKE them listen. There have been plenty of right wing governments in France, which perhaps didn't want to listen but found themselves obliged to do so, as the country came to a juddering halt when they got out of line and pissed people off.<br /><br />Duncan Smith is a public servant, as are his bosses Cameron and Clegg. <br /><br />Make then listen. That's what we pay them for. And if they don't and won't, then bring some misery into their lives...and with that lot, it's either inconvenience to them personally or bring the city of London to a stop.<br /><br />It can be done. The French do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-48683578542289181832011-07-25T19:33:29.381+01:002011-07-25T19:33:29.381+01:00TLC Hypnotherapy - Garbage!
_____________________...TLC Hypnotherapy - Garbage! <br />___________________________________________<br /><br />"Anonymous said...<br /><br /> @Fourbanks has said it all. We are all wasting our time and can look forward to life getting harder and harder."<br /><br /><br />Possibly - there are times when I feel like that. However, we have to keep going - we can't just roll over and play dead.<br /><br />As for IDS - hell, he's feeling no pain. For that you need a conscience. For pity's sake, his department is likely to be the source of all the lies and propaganda being dribbled out to the media, about which he MUST know if, indeed, he's not actually responsible for it.<br /><br />I'll likely be dead before this mess comes to a conclusion - unless something unforeseen happens - that doesn't mean I stop trying to do everything I can to ensure that the conclusion is the right one. I've been doing it too long to quit now, because unlike what a lot of people think, this mess didn't start with Cameron, though he's ramped it up to an insane level - it started about 4 years ago, with James Purnell and his partner in crime, David Freud. And where's Freud now? In IDS's coterie of benefit Nazis.Ron Graveshttp://ronsrants.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-20718284799417127822011-07-25T19:27:49.555+01:002011-07-25T19:27:49.555+01:00TLC Hypnotherapy @ 13:26 said...
May I suggest y...TLC Hypnotherapy @ 13:26 said... <br /><br />May I suggest you read the wonderfully informative 'Smile or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World by Barbara Ehrenreich.<br /><br />Failing that, any Nature, Lancet or BMJ issue, may be informative and help you to understand there is simply no evidence whatsoever for positive thinking drivel. When you achieve that then you shall truly be ready to appreciate the value of Enlightened thought and modern scientific medicine.<br /><br /><br />Should you fail, then perhaps you should confine yourself to sticking your tongue out as you search for a parking space and beligerently refuse to acknowlegde the importance of any Null Hypothesis and robust experimental design in your waffle.Ellienoreply@blogger.com