An 83-year-old grandfather was forced to lie on his family’s camp bed in A&E as he endured a ‘shameful’ 12-hour wait for help. George Morris, from Torrance near Glasgow, started shivering and shaking as his health deteriorated during the arduous wait to be seen by ‘frazzled’ doctors. The pensioner had been sent to hospital for bloodContinue reading “SHAMEFUL!”
Tag Archives: Wheelchair
Bus Buggy Row
A disabled woman was unable to board a bus after irate mothers with pushchairs refused to give up their space. Because I use a wheelchair, I frequently experience this issue. I am quite fortunate most of the time; in fact, one woman with a stroller actually got off the bus so I could board, butContinue reading “Bus Buggy Row”
Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son
The mother of a disabled toddler captured the moment a bus driver left her at a bus stop when she couldn’t get her son on board. Charles, 2, was born with numerous problems and needs a ventilator, oxygen cylinder, suction machine and feeding pump 16 hours a day, all kept under his specialist chair. However,Continue reading “Ramp Refused To Be Lowered For Mum And Disabled Son”
Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts
Rachel Reeves has received a letter from Jeremy Corbyn condemning her and the government for their proposed reductions in disability allowances. In her spring speech last month, the chancellor said that the government would be drastically reducing the welfare budget. The £4.3 billion cuts package, which included significant reform to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), isContinue reading “Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts”
NHS Left 95-Year-Old Woman On Freezing Pavement
The husband of an elderly woman left lying on the pavement for five hours with a broken hip because she was not considered a priority for an ambulance has slammed the way she was treated as a ‘disgrace’. Winifred Soanes, 95, who as a child survived her home being bombed during the Blitz, is recoveringContinue reading “NHS Left 95-Year-Old Woman On Freezing Pavement”
An Amazon Worker And A Wheelchair-Bound Building Manager Fight In The Lobby Of Notting Hill Tower
In the foyer of a tower block in Notting Hill, an incredible altercation occurs between an employee of Amazon and a building manager who is confined to a wheelchair. Ramin Razzaghi, who is in a wheelchair due to a workplace injury, was left traumatised by the incident, which was caught on the residential building’s CCTVContinue reading “An Amazon Worker And A Wheelchair-Bound Building Manager Fight In The Lobby Of Notting Hill Tower”
Air Canada Slammed For Disconnecting Disabled Woman’s Ventilator
Air Canada has come under increasing fire in recent months, with the beleaguered airline now accused of disconnecting a disabled woman’s ventilator on a flight. Bosses at the privately owned airline were hauled in front of the Canadian federal government to answer questions on a raft of reports of inadequate treatment of disabled passengers. AlessiaContinue reading “Air Canada Slammed For Disconnecting Disabled Woman’s Ventilator”
A Father Paralyzed By The COVID Vaccine Leaves The Hospital After 420 Days
A dad who said he was left paralysed from the COVID vaccine has been discharged from the hospital after nearly four months. Anthony Shingler, 58, suffered extreme pains alongside pins and needles days after receiving his first dose of the AstraZeneca jab in March last year. StokeonTrentLive said that he was taken to Royal StokesContinue reading “A Father Paralyzed By The COVID Vaccine Leaves The Hospital After 420 Days”
Victims Of The Coalition’s Vicious Welfare Cuts
There will be a large number of people who will be targets of the Coalition’s savage welfare cuts. A classic instance is a person who’s afflicted with Cerebral Palsy, they’ll be concerned that they’ll be deprived of their benefits in the modifications from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment. Disabled people are facing beingContinue reading “Victims Of The Coalition’s Vicious Welfare Cuts”
Scooter drive-thru Ban
A PENSIONER has accused McDonald’s of discrimination after McDonald’s prohibited her mobility vehicle from a drive-thru. The lady pulled up at the popular establishment because she fancied a strawberry milk shake and, was then told that the mobility vehicle broke health and safety regulations. Mobility scooters provide a person the sense of independence that theyContinue reading “Scooter drive-thru Ban”
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