tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post5006704450699787174..comments2022-11-12T22:27:13.974+00:00Comments on Wordthings of Jon: Some emotionally-tiring ramblings on my Work Capability Assessment, and stuff.Jonathan Humehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548082233083945462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post-74445100922275804802015-09-13T22:30:13.289+01:002015-09-13T22:30:13.289+01:00https://m.facebook.com/FightBack4Justice#!/FightBa...https://m.facebook.com/FightBack4Justice#!/FightBack4Justice/photos/a.10152504495885565.967325.51334960564/10155294402560565/?type=1&source=44&refid=17 Contact this group they can really help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post-5360515628503795482015-07-26T10:24:26.671+01:002015-07-26T10:24:26.671+01:00I lost my DLA like this. After 18 months appealing...I lost my DLA like this. After 18 months appealing ESA and the battling to get the DWP to implement the tribunal's decision I finally got to the end only to have the DLA reassessment letter fall through the letterbox the next day. I simply could not face itNatalienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post-56306794349235958552015-07-25T18:41:42.627+01:002015-07-25T18:41:42.627+01:00I freeze when I see the Brown Envelope even though...I freeze when I see the Brown Envelope even though I get one a month as standard around this time telling me my medical certificate is due (I've tried to get signed off for 2 or 3 months at a time but they won't accept it, has to be monthly).Ninahttp://twitter.com/notwavingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post-36659547599389326242015-07-25T02:39:24.004+01:002015-07-25T02:39:24.004+01:00I'm "lucky" in a sense; I can argue ...I'm "lucky" in a sense; I can argue sleep as both a physical and mental problem. One of my consultants at the sleep disorder's centre in London is a psychiatrist, the other is a neurologist!Jonathan Humehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548082233083945462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4385718850169461483.post-33259191611393594362015-07-25T00:37:09.809+01:002015-07-25T00:37:09.809+01:00Good luck, both with getting into the support grou...Good luck, both with getting into the support group & remaining sane as you fight against a system that simply wasn't designed to deal with you. <br /><br /><br />*** Spoiler Alert *** Well meant advice, that you may prefer to ignore! ***<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm not sure if you are looking for advice, or if you are simply over the whole process, but I thought I would share something I believe helped me. <br /><br />Before ESA50s and DLA and appeals I saw my GP regularly, and we discussed symptoms, but it never occurred to me to frame my symptoms in terms of daily tasks that I could or could not complete. Now, I routinely book an appointment with my GP as I am filling out the contents of one of the DWPs oppressive brown envelopes primarily to discuss descriptors and ask for supporting evidence. My GP and I find it is easiest if I write a letter myself to the DWP to accompany the form detailing my condition, symptoms and how they limit me, this way I am not hampered by the form and can focus on descriptors and symptoms instead of their misleading questions. He takes a copy of the letter to add to my notes, and paraphrases from my letter into his letter of support. Although your GP is not an expert he is likely to be significantly better than anyone the DWP can find to group the sick & disabled for them. <br /><br />From what I remember when talking to the advice centre about my forms, the "Personal Actions" descriptors refer only to mental health problems. So while I couldn't physically complete the actions, but had the mental capacity to complete the actions, they believed the descriptor probably wouldn't count. I hope this isn't correct, as if it is that's simply absurd and shameful! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com