"Just because I have a disability, it doesn’t mean I can’t have a fulfilling life with exciting opportunities and wonderful friends and family, it just means that I need support in doing this."
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"Things that are routine for other families – like using public transport, shopping, or eating out – are an absolute luxury for us. Loud, unexpected noises can cause sensory overload & worst of all, judgmental looks from people around us"
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On Friday it will be whole year since Lennon died 💔
In some ways it only feels like yesterday. The shock has finally worn off, but the pain is still so unbearable.
There will never be the words to describe how much we... https://t.co/5j5Ln2EiYm
HCC voted to fail in their statutory duties + also cost HCC tax payers more money to do so. #ToryIrony parents/carers have NO say in negotiations between @hertscc & @HVCCG. HCC will NOT necessarily use the £ for health. Parents/carers are NOT all happy w/ their options!!
As well as reporting our funding gap research, #BBCPanorama 'Fighting for My Child' also gave the results of the BBC's own FOI on cuts to short break services.
Nearly half (46 %) of local authorities who responded said they had cut funding for short breaks since 2014.
So just today I’ve been told: my Saturday care is cancelled making it 2 nights not covered this week -again-, no 20ml syringes bc of a blip in Abbott’s system, & no travel concentrator bc it’s out of stock. I cannot progress w/ my life - why does that do to my mental health? 🤬🤯
The funniest part of tonight’s meeting with @hertscc is that officers didn’t know that they owned the land of which West Hyde is on. They didn’t even know THEY owned the land!🤦♀️ they have to ask themselves for planning permission!! And they didn’t know!! it’s like they ...
Herts County Council officials and officers accept that specialist schools need NHS nursing staff but they don’t accept that the same children need nursing staff at their overnight short break centres 🤔 do children have health needs only from 9-3:30? 🤔 @hertscc#SaveNascot
You’ll never understand what it is like to care 24/7 for a severely disabled child if you’ve never had one, but get a short insight into the lives of the #NascotLawn families. A must watch if you live in Herts - this is what the people in power have done.
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Please watch the daily struggles of a @SaveNHSNascot family and the effects of not receiving respite has had on them. Nurse led respite is a NEED for some children @OliverHealdUK @SMcPartland@Richard4Watford@HVCCG@charleswalker@hertscc https://t.co/z2sfiCar5A
As, sadly, you won't now be wanting to watch re-runs of the World Cup final on repeat next week, can we suggest you tune in to #BBCPanorama at 8.30pm on Monday #SecretLifeOfUs https://t.co/DDHCF0wvad