Navigating the health care system as someone who’s now going to need it for ever is very very frustrating to say the least. Anyone who thinks ‘free is best’ – think again.
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#112 Disability rights rant: why does NZ not have a disability rights act?!
I can’t quite believe this. There’s no act specifically protecting the rights of disabled New Zealander’s, and equally no governing body making sure businesses are acting fairly. What?!?
Continue reading “#112 Disability rights rant: why does NZ not have a disability rights act?!”#109 Mini-Rant The financials you don’t think of till you’re an amputee
So, the socket isn’t right, the financial assistance I should be able to claim is being argued.. and I have to go back to Dunedin again… although I’m not totally sure how I finance it. Yep, I’m ANGRY 😡 it should not be THIS HARD to be disabled. Here’s what happened today.
Continue reading “#109 Mini-Rant The financials you don’t think of till you’re an amputee”#103 They are trying to drown me in a sea of form filling!
Just when I thought the stupid damn battles I’m having to get my life back to some type of normal can’t get any worse, someone mails me half a tree in forms and tells me all my previous ones need to wait till I send this one! 😤 I shan’t be beaten, but I could do with a tiny break right now!
Continue reading “#103 They are trying to drown me in a sea of form filling!”#100 Melt down day: the tough parts about being an amputee
Some of today video will be hard to watch, but it has to be seen. Being an amputee is not easy. Being permanently disabled through no fault of your own is not easy. Please watch this video all the way through.
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