delay in wrighting
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hiya guys well been away for a few weeks as we have now moved from my 2 bed house to a 2 bed bunglow as i couldnt manage stairs due to fibro and chronic arthritis in my limbs, my bunglow is lovely but i have still had my falls here and my pain has become so bad that they have put me on morphine, but what i would like to ask folks is they have problems with their hands as i have crow like hands i cant make a fist with either hand and when i try and close them it hurts like hell and coping with all my other pains and now this im wondering whats happening love to you all xxx
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kaz_40 cherl450
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cherl450 kaz_40
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thanks hun it is very frighting when you have stairs i came down mine 3 times and hospitlized twice because of the falls, i have a appoiment in a few weeks with my remotolgist specalsit whos brill so ill mention to him about my hands which is very painful like you i keep dropping things i used to be a proffisonal photographer but cant hold a camera now and its bugging me also can i askis yours a council or owned property and what area u live as my local mp got in touch with my council and told them because of my health and good old fibro i needed a bunglow urgently and suprisingly i got one and the one i wanted so its always worth seeing about i seea remotoligist physo as well because of my legs so thanks hun ill mention it and hope your well as can be love always
cherl
kaz_40 cherl450
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SteV3 kaz_40
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No, you probably don't know me... because I deal with many other disorders and benefits. I read your post I thought I can probably help you out.
You state you live in your own home, and you have got a quote for a stair lift, and how expensive they are. Perhaps, this is where I can help you out.
I have no idea where you live, but if you contact your local council offices and ask for Adult Care Services, then ask for a Occuptional Therapist Review. Once they get back to you they will arrange an appointment that is convenient for you. They will come out and ask what aids you are looking for to keep you more independant, in your case you would like a stair lift. They will go through a few details with you, in most cases a Stair Lift can be purchased on a DFG (Disablement Funding Grant). Under current Government Legislation this grant can cover property alterations up to £25,000 in a year. I think Stair Lifts are roughly £4,000+ and labour charges, take in to account you would be Exempt from VAT because the Stair Lift is the sole purpose of taking you upstairs, therefore by law you can have VAT removed. But in your case this will still apply but you do not pay for the stair lift, that and any other aids will be covered by DFG.
Hope that helps you.
Regards,
Les.
shelagh6 SteV3
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shelagh6 cherl450
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gentle hugs xxx
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cherl450 shelagh6
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love always
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melissa30395 cherl450
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I have fibro and my hands swell up like balloons the pain is unbearable somedays in them i can barely pick things up. It stretches across the fronts of my hands and they become very weak. When i move my hands like in any repetitive motion they ache and kill me I have a lot of problems i am on this forum type in fibro with swollen hands.
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shelagh6 kaz_40
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now shooting pains...... I get them all over, through my shoulders and out my back, through arms and legs and even through my neck! To coin a phrase it's a pain!
take care everybody gentle hugs
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