support for Aileen

[Guest guest]

Aileen,

Always remember the clouds of life DO clear - eventually! Hang in there! Just

offering some support for you at this diffcult time. Close your eyes and imagine

you are in the most beautiful place you can. Feel it, smell it, see it. I do

visualizations

like this to help when stress overwhelms me. And remember, " this too shall

pass " .

Anne in the U.S.

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[Guest guest]

Hi (for Aileen),

My thoughts are with Aileen. I can

understand what she is going through

as I had my own battles with the

authorities here when I needed a

wheelchair to allow me to lead an

indepenent life. The health board

approved the provision of the chair on

condition that my front entrance was

ramped, the local council approved the

ramp provided I was in possession of

the chair, catch 22!! I offered to do the

ramp myself but this was against the

rules as it was a public footpath. I

ended up spending 9 months basically

housebound with the stress causing so

much weakness that I was in bed

most of the time. As a single parent

with 2 young children it was a

nightmare but I used the time to

contact everyone I could think of to

help and eventually things sorted

themselves out so there is light at the

end of the tunnel.

My advice is not to suffer in silence.

Tell everyone your situation, local

politicians, housing department

officials (not just the junior ones, the

more senior the better), disability

rights groups and anyone else you can

think of, you don`t know who will make

the difference.

Best of luck and remember what

doesn`t kill us makes us stronger.

Joyce in Ireland