I have no other option but to publish the following open letter, as I try to create and maintain the adequate level of support that I need to help me live the independent life I deserve. I have been worrying about issues surrounding independent living ever since the coalition government was elected back in 2010 […]
#SaveWILG – An Open Letter from the Heart Read More »
Unbelievably, I am writing an update for the #SaveWILG campaign – something that I have been working on since November 2016. After highlighting the campaign on national television, newspapers, radio and across social media, I was delighted when the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services visited my comrades and I back in February 2019,
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I can’t believe we are already in the last month of 2020. The year has just flown by, probably due to the fact that nobody has had anything to look forward to except further frustration. Unbelievably, I am in the same situation that I was this time last year, and the year before that, and
Many thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes – it means a lot and is much appreciated. I can’t believe twelve months have passed so quickly. I am proud to have published Dancing on Thin Ice – a selection of Tanka and Haiku poems in the last year. It was a year that began with
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As many of my regular readers will know, I have spent the last 5 years campaigning to protect independent living for disabled with high support needs across Wales. In February 2019, we made a break through and the Welsh Government agreed to offer independent assessments to all recipients of the Welsh Independent Living Grant who
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The following is an article from the Leader newspaper that was written by local democracy reporter Liam Randall (@LiamRandallLDR). The original article can be read here. It is the first story of real concern that has been published since the people of Wrexham elected a Conservative MP. Her comments, that can be read in the
I am up to my neck in negotiations with my local authority over emergency payments for my depleted Direct Payments account. It has taken a beating over the past six months, as I have been using it to fund the 24/7 support that I so desperately need. I had saved quite a sum to be
The Final Furlong #SaveWILG Read More »
I must begin by apologising for not updating my followers for a few weeks. I have been in battle – mode against my local authority who seem determined not to increase my package of social care, unless I undertake a health assessment that everyone can clearly see I don’t need. This has caused several sleepless
Mile End #SaveWILG Read More »
Even though events in February suggested that we had been successful in our attempts to #SaveWILG, I am still struggling to live a comfortable, independent life. The problem is that Wrexham County Borough Council are simply incompetent, and failing in their duty of care towards me. This has recently been highlighted by the fact that
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The following blog includes songs by Gary Jules (Mad World) and John Farnham (You’re the Voice). I am not claiming any artistic influence on these songs at all. I was watching Murder Made Me Famous on the Really Channel at some godforsaken hour last week as I tried to keep my eyes open and delay the
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