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elmojames Community member Posts: 3 Listener
in Start here and say hello!
hi just joined my wife is disabled and im her carer 
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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 10,938 Scope online community team
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    Hi @elmojames and welcome to the community!

    Would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself?
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    elmojames Community member Posts: 3 Listener
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    hi im retired so I just joke now and say im unpaid carer everything was manageable till my wife got her pip assessment and went from 30 points to 8 so they saying taking car of us ive appealed but more worried over wifes depression its knocked her right back she cant manage buses so shes saying whats the point of going on this is how it started last time im worried tried to take overdose in 2015 id got those thoughts out of her head now don't know
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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 10,938 Scope online community team
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    Hi @elmojames, are you still at the Mandatory Reconsideration stage and have you asked for a copy of the assessment report. This can be helpful to see where points were lost when appealing.

    Are you receiving any help with supporting your wife with her depression?
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  • steve51
    steve51 Community member Posts: 7,153 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @elmojames

    Welcome to our online family/community.

    I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.

    Please please let us know if there’s anything that we can help/support you with???

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  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Community member Posts: 7,942 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @elmojames welcome to the community! :)
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