Charity costumer, lover of things comic book, idler, eccentric, and MS sufferer. He/him. Same name on the azure atmosphere app 🦋🦋🦋♿🇪🇺
Jan 27 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
🧵 1) Dear @RachelReevesMP
Hello, I'm Tim. You don't know me, so I wanted to talk to you about me & my world. It's a world of #MS #epilepsy, & #disability Can I start with symptoms?
- Unable to walk.
- Co-ordination problems.
- Seizures, major & minor.
- Depersonalisation.
2) - Bladder/bowel incontinence
- Chronic fatigue
- Chronic Neuropathic/musculoskeletal pain
- Intention tremors.
- Muscular spasms
- vocal & physical tics
....and much, much more.
Here's the thing - I, & the majority of #disabled people in the UK have spent 14 years under the..
Jul 27, 2024 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1) Dear @Keir_Starmer @leicesterliz @RachelReevesMP. You'll likely not see/read this, but it's important to me & others like me, so please forgive me if I ramble
I'm #disabled, & I rely on #benefits. My chronic conditions, such as #MS, #epilepsy, #depression, & other...
2)...mental health issues mean I can't work. I'll never be able to work, the issues I have are complex & insurmountable. And you know what? There's thousands out there like me. So here's the thing - the constant rhetoric about helping working people, forcing people to work...
Jan 7, 2024 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
A thread (tw: suicide)
Dear @RishiSunak.
I know you won't read this, but it's important I write it, just to tell you a bit about me.
I'm #disabled, with progressive multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic depression & more.
Over 10 years ago I lost my job due to my disability.
It broke me. I sank into deep depression, & had psychotic breaks. Hallucinations came & went, & I locked myself away, sinking further into the mire of depression, paranoia, & crippling anxiety. I wanted to end my life, & I couldn't get the medical support I needed due to cuts...
Dec 21, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
1) First #energy bill received since smart meter installation?
£174.08.
I'm a single, #disabled man living in a 1 bed flat. I can't afford to put the #heating on. I only shower twice a week now. I barely use the oven/hob/kettle. I'm rationing lighting, for goodness sake.
2) There's nothing else I can cut back on. The cold makes my #MultipleSclerosis worse, but I'll have to ensure it. But because I'm on the wrong legacy #benefits I don't get energy assistance, so I'm stuck spending the equivalent of 2 weeks rent solely on energy.
