No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1164158 |
| Date: 2025-04-09 21:55:08 |
| Nickname: Skippy |
| Age: 61 |
| Main health condition: Both physical and mental health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Motor nerone damage Scoliosis of the spine plus twisted and bent spine Lymphedema of both legs Arthritis in all three chambers of both knees Short term memory loss Depression |
| Rate of PIP daily living component: Standard |
| 4 point descriptor score: No |
| Possibility to score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at the next review: Not likely |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: Stress sets off lymphedema into celleritus and has ended in critical care multiple times. Difficulty in interacting with people. Balance issues. Life is very painful which can not be handled with pain killers. Its difficult even to get dressed in mornings. Taking a shower can be the only activity I can do in a day. Need someone present when showering due to the high risk of losing balance. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: 50% of the income to used to run my adapted house. So much so may to move to none adapted house especially stressful as this house is whell chair adapted as I expected my spine to collapse 20 years ago |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: I will not be able to work again. It was 15 years a since I was able to do so by working from home and with help from my mum and dad but they have now passed |
| Anything else to tell us: It took a doctor and a judge to get any points the first time around |
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