Benefit Scrounging Scum
Blog URL http://benefitscroungingscum.blogspot.com/
Located Wirral, Merseyside United Kingdom
Tags ehlers danlos syndrome, health, disability, welfare state, benefits, humour, wheelchair, dislocations, hypermobility
Living with a bendy broken body and the machinations of the welfare state
Latest Blog Posts
- Bog Off Down Under! on Nov 25, 2009 in ehlers danlos syndrome Bog Off eds
With thanks to fellow bendy, Veronica of Sleepless Nights This is the only disabled toilet in Hobart city centre. The other toilets for the area are up 20 odd stairs and are generally well maintained. The disabled loo’s however double as the baby...
- Hej! on Nov 24, 2009 in the best man disabled travellers sweden medications
While I'm lying on the sofa, whimpering pathetically and trying to find some food my stomach doesn't object to, it seems like a good time to update. After all, dry rice crispies are not very exciting even if I have left a Hansel and Gretel style trai...
- The Deal with Disability on Nov 19, 2009 in blogger the deal with disability disability
As anyone who reads Benefit Scrounging Scum on a regular basis already knows...I have a bit of a 'thing' about how appearance influences perceptions of disability. I recently discovered a new blog, The Deal with Disability It's author, Eva, is an ex...
- The first 24 hours... on Nov 17, 2009 in ehlers danlos syndrome medications eds
Oh god I want to die! Actually I don't, I just want the pain to stop dammit! So far things are going better than I'd anticipated. Ben stayed on the sofa last night so that there was someone here if I needed help or just someone to witter at while I w...
- Change of plan on Nov 17, 2009 in ehlers danlos syndrome the best man new GP medications eds
So what can I say...I'm naive! I went back to my GP this morning to be reviewed and to have my bloods taken. Ben had said he knew I wasn't right as I kept curling up in a ball, whimpering that I wanted to die. Although it was the admission I'd spewed...
- The plan... on Nov 16, 2009 in ehlers danlos syndrome new GP medications NHS eds
I saw New GP, told her she could tell me I was insane at any point and we agreed upon a plan of action. Unfortunately the blood tests I had done last week were unusable because the samples were insufficient. Sensibly the local GP's get blood tests ba...
- Shake, rattle and roll on Nov 16, 2009 in ehlers danlos syndrome the best man nhs eds new GP medications
Whilst it should probably be obvious, it usually takes someone else to point out to me that I'm having a tougher time than usual. Actually it usually takes several efforts from different someones until I register things are just a little bit shit. It...
