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bonica
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Hello Everyone.
I'm new to this forum but recognise some of you from Psychforums although I haven't been there for a while. I'm "bonica" here & "roselight" on Psychforum. My son has CD.
Please bear with me while I explain what is happening & how it relates to Conversion Disorder.
You'll all be aware of the plans for Welfare Reform under the last Gov't & the proposed welfare cuts under the Coalition, which seeks to save billions at the expense of disabled people & carers.
I belong to a group who've been campaigning for a good while against those cuts. The support for our campaign has steadily grown & includes politicians, NHSCA (NHS Consultants Association,) Anne Begg: Chair of Work & Pensions Select Committee, Carers UK, PRTC (Princess Royal Trust for Carers) etc.
You can see the list of supporters here & we expect more:
http://carerwatch.com/emergency/
The cuts will affect CD sufferers on DLA &, if applicable, their carers & any support from Social Services. etc.
That's only a part of why I'm here posting this. I've only recently told the group that my son has CD & my concerns that when he's called in for a medical for Employment Support Allowance he'll be put, as many thousands have been unfairly, into the Working Related Age Group which is subject to conditions & sanctions rather than the much more appropriate Support Group.
My colleagues at Carer Watch hadn't heard of CD before & are now concerned at the difficulties faced by CD sufferers, the lack of recognition & dismissal of symptoms because; "it's all in the mind" etc.
They asked if I'd like a seperate thread set up for CD so that we could build up a campaign to fight for recognition of the seriousness of it, proper support & medical care etc.
So that's why I'm here. To get your thoughts on this.
It would take time naturally & we are pushed for that with the present campaigns, but I think it's an excellent offer. We could gather our thoughts & ideas together in the meantime.
Please let me know if you're interested & I'll post a link to the CD thread set up on CarerWatch.
Take Care
I
I'm new to this forum but recognise some of you from Psychforums although I haven't been there for a while. I'm "bonica" here & "roselight" on Psychforum. My son has CD.
Please bear with me while I explain what is happening & how it relates to Conversion Disorder.
You'll all be aware of the plans for Welfare Reform under the last Gov't & the proposed welfare cuts under the Coalition, which seeks to save billions at the expense of disabled people & carers.
I belong to a group who've been campaigning for a good while against those cuts. The support for our campaign has steadily grown & includes politicians, NHSCA (NHS Consultants Association,) Anne Begg: Chair of Work & Pensions Select Committee, Carers UK, PRTC (Princess Royal Trust for Carers) etc.
You can see the list of supporters here & we expect more:
http://carerwatch.com/emergency/
The cuts will affect CD sufferers on DLA &, if applicable, their carers & any support from Social Services. etc.
That's only a part of why I'm here posting this. I've only recently told the group that my son has CD & my concerns that when he's called in for a medical for Employment Support Allowance he'll be put, as many thousands have been unfairly, into the Working Related Age Group which is subject to conditions & sanctions rather than the much more appropriate Support Group.
My colleagues at Carer Watch hadn't heard of CD before & are now concerned at the difficulties faced by CD sufferers, the lack of recognition & dismissal of symptoms because; "it's all in the mind" etc.
They asked if I'd like a seperate thread set up for CD so that we could build up a campaign to fight for recognition of the seriousness of it, proper support & medical care etc.
So that's why I'm here. To get your thoughts on this.
It would take time naturally & we are pushed for that with the present campaigns, but I think it's an excellent offer. We could gather our thoughts & ideas together in the meantime.
Please let me know if you're interested & I'll post a link to the CD thread set up on CarerWatch.
Take Care
I