I was thinking about you earlier Cress. The PIP stuff looks as bad as I feared, although most of it's not coming in until November next year, I think? I've got a feeling it's going to get challenged all the way in the courts (I don't have any hope the MPs will grow spines). It's properly terrifying, as I'll certainly lose mine under the new rules. I hope they won't apply when I have to be reassessed this summer.
Be kind to yourself and good luck with the house stuff 🫂💞

Thanks, lovely. My award isn't up for assessment for a bit, I've another year or so, unless they reassess sooner because of these changes. I'm just worried for the future. It's really, really frightening, and a source of much anxiety, which is not helping my mental health in the slightest (which ironically tends to make my symptoms worse). It's a bag of shit. (I thought of you, too xxx)

The stress is *real*. Even if MH doesn't directly impact symptoms, it's always going to make things worse to introduce such a frightening level of precarity with no concrete details. Looks like I might be ok (although you never know until you know - as you're v. well aware) for this reassessment, which is a whole year before my award ends! If the epilepsy still isn't under control by next time though, I'll be on my own, so I hope the public transport has improved A LOT by then. x