RE: trying to stay possitive

March 12, 2004

Dear Zoe,

Good luck on your claim. So far I've never known anyone home assessed

turned down, so keep your fingers crossed. Payment is backdated, so

it's a nice windfall when it does come in.

Yes, I have been able to work for the past 3 weeks, but the drive to

and from work is proving exhausting and so is sitting for long periods,

so I'm cutting down to 3 days per week for the time being to see if it

makes a difference. I'm a Family Therapist in Older Adult Mental

Health for the NHS (hence my knowledge that some of us out there in that

big NHS do listen, as I like think that I do, or least, try to.) My

clients, all over 65, have been just great about my hip problems as

they and I are going through a lot of the same things, physically at

least. My operation, on the NHS, was on November 26th, 2003---a whole

15 weeks ago now, so hence my membership of the 'turtles group', as I'm

still getting quite a lot of deep tissue pain.

Eleanor

trying to stay possitive

Thanks for the kind words of encouragement. The other day I think I

was unuasually down about the whole thing. Im trying to stay possive

and focus on how lucky I am. The kids are remarkable, depite having

chunks of garlic in their ears, they have coped very well with all

the hospital visits etc. Today I had a medical in my home by a SS

doctor assesssing my disability claim. I think it went OK now its up

to him to send a report to the 'DECISION MAKER'. How are you getting

on Eleanor? Are you able to work? When was your opperation?

Yesturday I dared to look at the graphic videos of an operation.

Very gory but worth a look don't you think.?!? @ @

Love to you all "

zoe ___

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