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blue badge... could i jeapordise my application?
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Ive a strange case for this i suspect, in that i can walk - most of the time, but other times im in agony and struggle... and the problem i have is dependant on what i do the day before...
if one day i walk far or carry heavy things - next day i suffer...often for a few days
i have hypermobilty, so im permanently damaging my bones every time i do this.. i am nearly 40 and terrified im going to end up in a wheelchair - so im applying for a badge for 2 reasons - one is on bad days i really need it, & on not-so-bad days its a preventative measure.
I always have some pain...it is never not there but i just deal with it...
i do not want to use it all the time - as i need to - and want to - remain as mobile as i can otherwise i'll seize up, & it actually also helps my condition not to be too immobile, but some days i need the help, and can barely move without pain ... and only want to use it when i'm bad or have a tough task to do...
however - some of my job entails me doing a lot of shopping - & this is where i struggle most - i cannot just be stopping to rest all the time when theres a crew waiting on props etc... so the small bit of assistance in just being nearer the shops means i dont have to walk so far or carry the items so far - thus meaning i can carry on with work for longer
i also worry that they can see im in pain - watch me popping pills, see my knee and back supports etc and will put them off hiring me again...or worse, even sack me!
so my question is - should i mention this work situation on the forms?
on one hand i think it makes the reason i need the help all the more important in the long run - to remain in work longer and function in society longer - as it will prolong my working life ... but also they may think that i just shouldnt do that kind of work, and the fact that i do, means i dont need the help...
i just think the more i struggle now, the quicker i end up needing other types of assistance when i am old...
i dont want to spoil my chances by misjudging how they will view it...
if one day i walk far or carry heavy things - next day i suffer...often for a few days
i have hypermobilty, so im permanently damaging my bones every time i do this.. i am nearly 40 and terrified im going to end up in a wheelchair - so im applying for a badge for 2 reasons - one is on bad days i really need it, & on not-so-bad days its a preventative measure.
I always have some pain...it is never not there but i just deal with it...
i do not want to use it all the time - as i need to - and want to - remain as mobile as i can otherwise i'll seize up, & it actually also helps my condition not to be too immobile, but some days i need the help, and can barely move without pain ... and only want to use it when i'm bad or have a tough task to do...
however - some of my job entails me doing a lot of shopping - & this is where i struggle most - i cannot just be stopping to rest all the time when theres a crew waiting on props etc... so the small bit of assistance in just being nearer the shops means i dont have to walk so far or carry the items so far - thus meaning i can carry on with work for longer
i also worry that they can see im in pain - watch me popping pills, see my knee and back supports etc and will put them off hiring me again...or worse, even sack me!
so my question is - should i mention this work situation on the forms?
on one hand i think it makes the reason i need the help all the more important in the long run - to remain in work longer and function in society longer - as it will prolong my working life ... but also they may think that i just shouldnt do that kind of work, and the fact that i do, means i dont need the help...
i just think the more i struggle now, the quicker i end up needing other types of assistance when i am old...
i dont want to spoil my chances by misjudging how they will view it...
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