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<blockquote data-quote="PAULSERLE66" data-source="post: 2095685" data-attributes="member: 385269"><p>Hi Omnipod. You really have to ham up your issues with the assessor. I applied for PIP 5 years ago following a brain bleed stroke. I had to learn how to walk and write again. here was a 47 year old having to get back to basics. The stroke left me with nerve damage where the catheter was inserted in an artery in my groin so that some coils could be used to close up the gap in the artery that had burst. I lost part of my left hand side peripheral vision thus not being able to drive anymore after driving nearly 30 years on a clean licence, and i do walk into things on my left hand side as i do not see them when walking now, the stroke left me with spacial awareness issues too. Judging the speed and distances of cars away from me trying to cross the road is not something i would recommend so i try to find a nearby pelican crossing to cross the road. . Two years after the stroke, seemingly the stroke stopped my pancreas working, thus i am now a type 1 Diabetic. I work full time but I have had to readjust and my employer has given me different duties that i can carry out which i am grateful of. I am the first person in my family that has been diagnosed as being any type of diabetic. I applied for PIP thinking that if other people can apply and get PIP for what i believe are much less medical issues and after seeing the assessor and being more than truthful with my answers, i was refused. I do get help though with the DWP's Access To Work scheme which i am happy with. I order a taxi which takes me to work and then get another taxi after I have finished at the office. The DWP pay 75% of the fare. Good luuck though Omnipod.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PAULSERLE66, post: 2095685, member: 385269"] Hi Omnipod. You really have to ham up your issues with the assessor. I applied for PIP 5 years ago following a brain bleed stroke. I had to learn how to walk and write again. here was a 47 year old having to get back to basics. The stroke left me with nerve damage where the catheter was inserted in an artery in my groin so that some coils could be used to close up the gap in the artery that had burst. I lost part of my left hand side peripheral vision thus not being able to drive anymore after driving nearly 30 years on a clean licence, and i do walk into things on my left hand side as i do not see them when walking now, the stroke left me with spacial awareness issues too. Judging the speed and distances of cars away from me trying to cross the road is not something i would recommend so i try to find a nearby pelican crossing to cross the road. . Two years after the stroke, seemingly the stroke stopped my pancreas working, thus i am now a type 1 Diabetic. I work full time but I have had to readjust and my employer has given me different duties that i can carry out which i am grateful of. I am the first person in my family that has been diagnosed as being any type of diabetic. I applied for PIP thinking that if other people can apply and get PIP for what i believe are much less medical issues and after seeing the assessor and being more than truthful with my answers, i was refused. I do get help though with the DWP's Access To Work scheme which i am happy with. I order a taxi which takes me to work and then get another taxi after I have finished at the office. The DWP pay 75% of the fare. Good luuck though Omnipod. [/QUOTE]
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