My Life being Disabled 16/01/11

Yesterday afternoon my sister, Jean, came with her husband Jim Riley to see me. They live in Rothwell, Leeds. They have three sons David, Daniel and Michael. David works in Amsterdam, Daniel is a teacher and lives in Wetherby and Michael lives at home he works in computer support. Later on my yougest son James came with his girlfriend.
This morning after breakfast I went to the computer room.

My Life being Disabled 15/01/11

Yesterday afternoon I received a reply to my email about the coalition government changing the Disability Living Allowance and stopping the Mobility allowance for service users in care homes from Michael Dugher my MP. He said he'd wrote to Maria Miller MP, Minister for Disabled People and he copied the reply. I read her reply and it confirms that my thoughts "from October 2012 any disabled person who lives in a care home will not get mobility allowance. My youngest phoned me to tell me he's coming tomorrow afternoon. I did not exercise because I need my electric wheelchair.

This morning my sister text me to say she was coming this afternoon as well.
I emailed Michael Dugher to tell him that I would like him to use email when mailing me.

My Life being Disabled 14/01/11

Yesterday morning after I had a shower,when I got dressed, the carers noticed I was very sore round my groin. They ask the nurse to look at it and she decided to tell the doctor. He was coming later that morning. I decided to stay in my room. I read my book which is an auto-biography by Michael Caine. I watched television but in the afternoon I asked the nurse had the doctor been and she said he had. His advice was to use Cavaloin cream which I already use on my hole in my bladder where my catheter goes. I got my HC1 form which I completed and posted back but at 14:00 I was told that there was a female singer called Grace who was performing in the conference room. I went to the conference room and watched the entertainment. She performed for one hour, she was a good singer and she had a good range of songs. Later on one of the carers told me that Clarke & parteners is coming out to look at my electric wheelchair tomorrow.

This morning when the carers where putting me into my electric wheelchair they noticed it was very loose. They told the nurse and she decided it was not safe and I will have to use my manuel wheelchair.

My Life being Disabled 12/01/11

Yesterday afternoon I tried to put my new leg weights on but they were wrist weights so I told the Skills and she said she was going to Argos on Friday and she'll take them back. I completed my exercises and phoned the NHS helpline to get a new HC1 (Health Costs) because my HC2 runs out on the 07/02/11.At tea I had asked for Mulliagatawny soup but the kitchen didn't have any so I had Tomato instead.
This morning I texted my youngest son to wish him happy birthday because it's his 21st today. After breakfast I went to the computer room where I had trouble login on.

My Life being Disabled 11/01/11

Yesterday morning after my shower I put on my thermal underwear because we were going to Leeds shopping. Before my breakfast the nurse took my blood/sugar level which was 7.4. We set off at 10:30 and we were worried because it was raining. When we got near to the turnoff for Leeds City centre I told the driver to turn off into South Leeds. We decided to go to the White Rose shopping centre instead. We got there at 11:45 and I noticed it was busy.
We spent two hours going round the shops I bought some more thermal underwear from Millets and two DVDs from HMV. We went to Marks and Spencers to the gents department but it was too clutered and I couldn't turn my wheelchair round so we left. We went into Sainsbury's and I bought some liquorice, wine gums and midget gems. Before we went to our mini-bus I called in Argos to buy some leg weights but they were out of stock. They checked to see if their Barnsley store had any and they had.

We went to Wetherby Whaler in Wakefield where I got Haddock, Chips, mushy peas, breaded and tea for £8.80. We went to Argos in Barnsley and I got my leg weights and we got home at 16:00. I watched television and went to bed at 10:30. I must have been tired because I woke up at 08:15 this morning.
I had my bladder wash, cleaned my teeth, had a shave, got a shower and got dressed. I went to the dining room had bran flakes and a coffee. I went to the computer room.

My Life being Disabled 09/01/11

Yesterday morning I emailed everyone on my address book that had anything to do with the government to tell them my thoughts about cutting/stopping the Disabled Living Allowance/Mobility component. In the afternoon I did my exercises but my leg weights have broken so I intend to buy some in Leeds tomorrow. I finished reading the third and last of the books by Stieg Larrson who died of a heart attack in 2004. He planned to write 10 books but died after the third.
This morning I reserved some leg weights from Argos on The Headrow in Leeds for tomorrow.

My Life being Disabled 08/01/11

Yesterday afternoon I forgot to phone the NHS helpline to get a HC1 form. After my exercises I read my book which the third one in the Millenium series by Stieg Larrson which I've nearly finished.
This morning I had a bladder wash, a shower and got dressed. I heard on the news that the government are trying to reduce benefits to disabled people by changing the Disabled Living Allowance and removing the mobility allowance for people who live residential homes.
After breakfast I went the computer room and read some of this bulletin and discovered it will apply to me.

















































































Yesterday afternoon I forgot to phone the NHS helpline to get a HC1 form because mine runs out in February. After I finished my exercises I started to read my book which I've nearly finished.
This morning I had a bladder wash, go a shower and got dressed. I heard on the news that the government are trying to reduce benefits to disabled peolpe by changing Disabled Living Allowance and stopping Mobility Allowance for people who live in residential homes. After breakfast I went in the computer.