has to use a stick for balance but still falls over
swells up anywhere without any warning
cry at the drop of a hat
cannot feel her fingers or toes
has migraines every other day
falls asleep when she sits down but cannot sleep in bed and always feels tired.
has to have someone pull her out of a chair, washer hair, help her dress and on really bad days wipe her bum,
Thats just the tip of the iceberg!
Would you employ me?
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Of course not ..... Fill the form in as if it was you very worst day don't say anything positive and if they send for you to interveiw you phone them or even better get someone on your behalf to phone them as you have difficulty holding a phone and ask them to come to asses you as you are practically housebound. Be as awkward and uncompromising as they are. Can,t guarantee it will work but if they assess you as fit for work after all that throw in an appeal you will have to wait months and should still ge paid as normal ( if I read everything correctly) And many appeals work out favourably
Thanks I have just had all this with the DLA and had to go to tribunal I was lucky and I did get it reinstated after a struggle. It's the stress it causes, which then causes the flare ups which then makes me depressed it is so easy to just give in, yet when it is someone else I say to them fight it all the way.
I will take my time filling in the form, I will ask my GP for a letter and keep my fingers crossed but my heart is not hopeful.
you must appeal if they say you are fit to work and you aren't. i have been waiting a year for my appeal which is next week ,yes i am not looking forward to it but i deem it as a must ,hopefully at least they will let me explain things as at the atos medical i was told ,just answer yes or no,you don't need to emphasise,which was ridiculous,they write a load of c**p about you anyway,you may as well not be in the same room,so go down the appeal process ,it will be the right thing to do x
I was declared fit to work at my first ATOS work capability assessment and I appealed, but I wasn't advised to represent myself so the ATOS assessment was taken as gospel and denied. As this whole process had taken over 6 months I was allowed to claim again, but this by this time I had been issued with a wheelchair as my symptoms were so bad, so rather than attend my usual medical assessment centre, they paid for a taxi to take me on a £220 round trip to an assessment centre in Worcester as it was wheelchair accessable and my local centre is not. I was also having a bad time and my symptoms were very evident. This assessment passed without a problem and I was granted ESA in the work focussed group. The stress of the whole situation was horrific and I am sure it is what made my symptoms worse. There is a website called atosvictimsgroup.co.uk which has far more terrible stories. If you do have an appeal, do go and represent yourself and if needs be contact an independent Advocacy service, which are usually free of charge and will help you at tribunal. Good luck!
Ask admin to email the benefitsandwork help sheet; it is basically the ESA mark scheme (just like a nasty school exam lol) and follow it carefully ... it will ensure you are making your points in the right place so that you will pick up the relevant marks - and with any luck you will only need one reconsideration not a full blown appeal!!!!
Atos Healthcare is a private company that is doing all the assessments for the government, for benefits such as Limited capability for work.
I receive Incapacity Benefit at the moment but that is stopping so I have to go through all the hype to see if I am fit for work and these are the people that do the assessments, before you can receive the benefit that is replacing it, or not which seems to be more like it!
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and ask them to come to asses you as you are practically housebound. Be as awkward and uncompromising as they are. Can,t guarantee it will work but if they assess you as fit for work after all that throw in an appeal you will have to wait months and should still ge paid as normal ( if I read everything correctly) And many appeals work out favourably 
I havent gone yet so I thought i WOULD DROP A LINE to you all -- MORNING well
can anybody please help me I have had fibro for 2 years now although it was there long before. I have just been told that I am fit for work,
Well I've been for the dreaded Medical at ATOS.
Off to see the wizard........
