tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post132082251644226963..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: AUTHORS VAL MCDERMID AND KATE LONG SAY......Sue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-61438503634221742652012-01-13T18:36:24.325+00:002012-01-13T18:36:24.325+00:00I was born with Spina Bifida in 1948. I only stopp...I was born with Spina Bifida in 1948. I only stopped work at the age of 59, on the advise of my Consultant who had known me for 30 years. Despite the fact that the Occ health Consultant for my employer agreed, I was then faced with a three year fight with OH Consultants for the Pension Fund, one of whom completely ignored the direction o the pensions ombudsman before going on to question my mental health, before I was fully vindicated and received my Ill-Health Pension with interst. As a money saving excercise it was a disaster but indicated how determined one must be in the current hostile climateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com