You might have heard about this in the news (again!): Scientists close to a cure for MS. To be honest, I heard this on the radio this morning whilst waiting for a blood test in my GP surgery but disregarded it. I zoned out, not just because waiting for a blood test is far from my favourite pastime …
Why, Many Lemons, have you associated a post about benefits with this photograph of appetizing smoked-salmon-based morsels? Random?! Read on people, all will become clear… Applying for PIP is quite an involved process, with a 32 page application form – the ‘PIP2’ form – to fill out. You’ll also need to collate evidence that supports your …
Your Bite-size PIP Application Part 1: 7 Tips to read BEFORE starting Read More »
I’ve just been resting in bed this afternoon after overdoing it, yet again. You don’t need to chastise me, I have already done that to myself, and I am now being super-nice to yours truly – queue my favourite PJs, my favourite tea, and a promise to schedule another dinner with my friends as I’m missing …
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So continuing on from Part 1 of this mini-series, which covered how to navigate the PIP appeal process, here is Many Lemons’ Top 12 tips to read before embarking on the PIP appeal process (yeah, 12 not 10, I’m not conforming). Number 1: Bear in mind the deadlines of each phase: REQUEST A MANDATORY RECONSIDERATION: the …
How to Appeal PIP: Gain Confidence With These 12 Invaluable Tips Read More »
Happy MS Awareness Week one and all! In this video I focus on the invisible and hidden symptoms that MSers experience, in the hope of spreading awareness of these unknown and misunderstood but disabling parts of MS. I’d be so happy if you’d share this video with your friends, family and kindly strangers so that …
Click the play button to listen to me reading this blog post I’m embarking on a very loaded topic today…(drum role please….) we’re going to be tackling….Personal Independence Payment appeals! aaaaaggggghhhhhhhh!!! This blog definitely classes PIP and PIP Appeals as Life Lemons, so let’s bounce them around, break them down and own their asses. For many of us the …
This is a podcast I dictated off-the-cuff, with no notes or planning, whilst fatigued (full transcript is below). Call it an experiment with a dictaphone . I’d love to hear whether you think this kind of raw media is something you’d like more of – do comment at the end of this post and I shall …
Audio Blog: Many Lemons’ (Groundhog) Fatigue Day Read More »
I’ve just had a chat with a lovely lady who is relatively new to her multiple sclerosis and was grappling with whether to call it quits and go home from work, or stick it out and ‘man-up’ to the tiredness she’s feeling at the tail-end of a cold. The cold symptoms had ended, she ‘just’ …
Hmm. How to get started. I’m one of those people who loves to read. LOVES to read. I’m like a sponge, taking in mounds of information and wanting more. And I love lists. Lists and spreadsheets and productivity tools, ahhhhh wonderful! Warm and fuzzy. My sister bought me an amazeballs book called Listography for Christmas. I can …
