tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post4881839260715236697..comments2023-09-06T09:06:33.175+01:00Comments on Collected Walk: A Modest Proposal: Walking a mile in disabling shoes.RockHorsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16913003630650603484noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-81041598685735798302015-04-29T12:28:21.913+01:002015-04-29T12:28:21.913+01:00Walk a mile, interesting concept, more like walk a...Walk a mile, interesting concept, more like walk at all. or bend, or use your hands, or dress, or cook, or even open tablet seals to take your medication.<br />wanta drink? cant order from anyone indoors, cant make one yourself, so just go thirsty and be quiet. hungry? tough, gotta wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-10222839238393998312011-02-03T22:58:01.912+00:002011-02-03T22:58:01.912+00:00A very well written and thought out blog!
Well do...A very well written and thought out blog!<br /><br />Well done :-D xxxxxxHORAKHTIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054502697783171134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-71474073957337703792011-01-17T16:27:19.394+00:002011-01-17T16:27:19.394+00:00@ Sue: Thank you :-)
@ Anonymous (the first): Tha...@ Sue: Thank you :-)<br /><br />@ Anonymous (the first): Thank you so much for your comment. You see, that's exactly the sort of thing that DLA should do - enable people. We need to make that clear to the general public and to the Government of the day. And we need, perhaps, to add a supplementary page when we fill in the endless forms explaining how the financial assistance improves our lives and how things go backwards if it's not provided. <br /><br />@ Anonymous (the second): Thank you and oh so true. I'll keep blogging - I see the point of it now :-)<br /><br />@ MuggersBuddle: Thank you - me too! I couldn't work out how to include mental health or brain injury. I've seen some lab-based electro-wotsit-caps that play with the brain/mind to a small extent but they were far from portable... Worth working on! And yes, shouldn't they just!<br /><br />xJRockHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913003630650603484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-56165446390757998832011-01-16T23:32:36.751+00:002011-01-16T23:32:36.751+00:00Fantastic post. I only hope we could make it a rea...Fantastic post. I only hope we could make it a reality, and come up with a mechanism for getting them to understand what it's like to have a serious mental health condition, like bipolar, depression or schizophrenia. This govt and the last should hang their heads in shame.MuggersBuddlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-42103577855319268472011-01-16T20:35:51.906+00:002011-01-16T20:35:51.906+00:00Thank you for such a great post, that would be a w...Thank you for such a great post, that would be a wondefull idea. People think we sit all day at home as if its a holiday they dont realise getting through each day is more than a job in itself. Do keep blogging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-91180570387404818122011-01-16T19:10:34.950+00:002011-01-16T19:10:34.950+00:00My son is autistic and in receipt of DLA, which my...My son is autistic and in receipt of DLA, which my husband and I spend on his behalf in order to give him opportunities to socialise, learn more about the world around him within the safety net of family life, and just in general have a higher quality of life than we would be able to give him without it. I'm afraid that he'll be cut because his disability is not "bad" enough to qualify. He's doing well right now -- who's to say that isn't *because* of the extra money DLA gives us?<br /><br />This is so frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-85247656306290515692011-01-16T18:34:45.044+00:002011-01-16T18:34:45.044+00:00Humbling.
Anyone who can live a mobile life with...Humbling. <br /><br />Anyone who can live a mobile life without pain and doesn't have a 'there but for the grace of God' thought when they read about the cuts has no empathy.<br /><br />Best of luck.<br />S.Suehttp://www.twitter.com/bitofacharacternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-109218057958966382011-01-15T21:16:59.622+00:002011-01-15T21:16:59.622+00:00I'm a little overwhelmed and greatly delighted...I'm a little overwhelmed and greatly delighted to find that people have read and enjoyed what I've written. Especially that people have taken the time to comment!<br /><br />So, thank you from the bottom of my heart :-)<br /><br />I'll keep on keeping on!RockHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913003630650603484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-89870174653722155732011-01-15T21:11:12.332+00:002011-01-15T21:11:12.332+00:00@Carl: Thank you! You're pretty good yourself!...@Carl: Thank you! You're pretty good yourself! (example of British understatement...)<br /><br />@BG: Thank you so much for including me :-) Your own blog greatly inspired to write my own and TBoB's OMBH blogswarm gave me the metaphorical kick-up-the-jacksie<br /><br />@Zan: my darling Sis, thank you! Apart from your support always meaning so much to me, it's great to have a perspective from the USA. Might you write something for this blogswarm over the weekend? Especially with the perspective of experience of UK and USA living as a person with disabilities?<br /><br />@YarnySue: Right on! And thank you!RockHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913003630650603484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-42561182413642793092011-01-15T16:06:10.978+00:002011-01-15T16:06:10.978+00:00Wonderful blog - I'd like to see them walk a m...Wonderful blog - I'd like to see them walk a mile with my DS's disability. <br /><br />They really have no understanding of what living with a disability entails for somebody who doesn't have a fortune stashed away. If they do have any understanding, they certainly have no empathy.<br /><br />Why not reclaim money from the banks/bankers and people who are evading tax? Why penalise genuinely disabled people who only want to live with a decent quality of life in spite of their disability? Surely this is a basic human right.YarnySuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-83569549738129544722011-01-15T11:57:11.440+00:002011-01-15T11:57:11.440+00:00Hey Sis! Dunno if it will let me post here, but he...Hey Sis! Dunno if it will let me post here, but here goes. I hear you. Way back when they did one of the "Live on Welfare for a week" the damned folk couldn't even do that! Seems to me that UK politicians are getting more and more out of touch with ordinary life and see it from ivory towers where they never need to take public transport so don't give a s##t about either public transport times or costs, OR violence on the streets!<br />I have to say the state of things back in '04 for Disabled folk was a big reason for leaving the UK. Can't say it is better here in the US, cos it is worse as I have no welfare cos not worked enough years yet, but at least it is warm. Hugs! ZanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-72588397913061638232011-01-15T09:23:38.285+00:002011-01-15T09:23:38.285+00:00What a great first blog, thank you! It's sched...What a great first blog, thank you! It's scheduled on the main OMBH blog for 1100 today. Best wishes, BG XxBenefitScroungingScumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597240185755407335.post-63944771912797054352011-01-15T06:46:14.727+00:002011-01-15T06:46:14.727+00:00Nice post. "Walk a mile in my shoes" Tha...Nice post. "Walk a mile in my shoes" That is if you can walk at all and/or without crippling pain.<br /><br />Keep blogging - I'll keep reading.<br /><br />Regards,Carl Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234405899028346311noreply@blogger.com