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Trapped in supported accommodation

kanga_brumby
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I have various people on my team supposedly helping through my depression, and other issues I have. They requested I go into a care facility for a one month stay. Which I agreed to fully expecting to return home about one month after. As soon as I mover in to the place there attitudes changed. All of a sudden I had to stay in the supported accommodation. Because I was not going to be supported in my home. Even though the support I need is available from various agencies. Around Melbourne by various counsels or privet agencies. Providing attendant care and home help. I believe I should be eligible for funding for disability. I have raised this with the people who are my advisers. But get caned every time I am not consulted. About the decision I am told just sit back do as we say. When your ready we will help more then. The plan i am not consulted on it's not working it's just stagnating. My family are no help. I am that fed up where I am. I am rely contemplating ending it all my life has no meaning in here. Just a worthless piece of meat that gets treated like a 3 year old. I know a warehouse full of stuff. That no one can now use. I cannot help anyone in here not even myself I'm not aloud.

Kanga

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Hazar only after many weeks of complaining yelling and screaming. I have a chance to get SLEEP glorious SLEEP. They have decided t remove the thorn in my paw that was keeping me awake or waking me at night. (The other bloke in my room) now I might get some sleep. and a lot less agro which is good for all.

Kanga

CMF
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Great news Kanga,

Hope you catch up on some rest.

kanga_brumby
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Just like in a song I have heard one step forward two steps back. I talked with the person who helped with the submission to NDIS on Friday. Told them which care agency to use to help with getting a Wheel chair and aids and equipment if they don't do it. They have contacts that do do it, one neat package. Plus I told them I would contact them and start the ball rolling. Which I did yea me. We had our meting yesterday beauty.

Today I get a phone call from the Person who helped fill out the NDIS stuff basically blasting me for starting the ball rolling without her. But her plan would would have me trapped in the house. For who knows how long. Even after getting the mobility aids she was having services coming to my home. Instead of getting me out into the community with real people. I have been trapped In here for 1 1/2 years, then in my home for 2 years before that. That's 31/2 years trapped inside with no real people about me Dam. Where do I appeal the sentence what was the crime.

Kanga

CMF
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Blue Voices Member

Hey Kanga,

Hehehe, she got upset cos you were a step ahead of her. Good for you, you've wIted long enough.

How are you feeling about it all? Excited, nervous, relieved?

cmf x

kanga_brumby
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No I told her on Friday I would contact the agency because I have dealt with them as a worker and a client before. Plus I knew 110% more about the company than she did. I knew what services they provided or could get at the drop of a hat. Through allied company's. Because I have worked the industry and know what I want. Which is not on her agenda. I know what I can do and have the potential to do, she is you have to have to stay at home alone in your little room let the services come to you. Well I know what is in the community and where. They have seen me before and know me, And charge a small fee. Now I can access the same services with a wheel chair/ scooter do my shopping , go to the doctor, go to a coffee shop all on the same day. I have spent 1 1/2 years looked away in here. Add to that 2 years locked away in my own home with out mobility. Now when I can get mobility they want me to stay at home . Then miss out on things like reclaim the night, White ribbon day etc etc, dam n way Jose. Ump pa ump pa stick it up your jumper I have rights this Kanga has his license to fly so beware of the flying Kanga it's worse than a pigeon, or seagull watch out for your windscreens splat.......

HA ha ha gleeful laugh

Kanga

This thread just refuses to lay down I have taken shots at it with with every weapon known to man. It just refuses to lay down and die.

Well this is it one of the final shots I just got word from an agency who I contacted a few weeks back to find me support workers. Got in touch within the last 24 hours they have covered M-F shifts only the weekends left. I might be heading home within three weeks. I will need some one here to pack my stuff then some one there to help put it away. Plus we will have to organize the all important food to eat. That can be organized with minimal fuss. Providing my SW extracts indigetous. But they are on notice they know how bad I want out and into the real world.

Kanga

CMF
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Oh Kanga,

Congratulations, that is great news. I'm so happy for you and hope it all goes well.

cmf x

kanga_brumby
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A few weeks back I complained about a rash appearing on my body eventually seeing a doctor PCA basically giving me a hard time when asked to apply it even though it is in their job description in here. More recently getting pain in one area doctor was called eventually arriving after the third night attempt. Who promptly talks to the nurse then me not about the first problem but a new issue a lump in my neck giving me pain. Not the pain in the groin which is still there the discomfort that is. The nurse has no right to leave out relevant information yet in this place it seams the residents. Have no rights medically, socially, or mentally. So please people find a way to complain to newspapers and current affair type programs that it is happening out there if its happening here it could happen anywhere.

kanga

Right about now conspiracy theory is running rife. Someone is stuffing my life over badly. some one has contacted the housing office and told them I am back home all ready. When I am still in supported accomidation. Evidently I now have to pay rent on both.

Contacted My gove to start the ball rolling on paying gas power water phone. But I cannot it wont let me place any money from my pension into centerpay to pay bills. which is crap I have done it before. Evidently someone has put someone in charge of my money.Which blocks me from setting up bill payments without their approval. Right I have NDIS funding that should be controlled that was arranged but not on my pension. Wait till I call them up There will be feathers and fur all over. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr

One angry Kanga.

I am still here never felt so alone in my life no one responds to my pleas for someone to talk to.

I am only weeks away from getting my mobility aid. But have been told it could take months yet. Because od bureaucratic red tape. It has to be handed to no less than three different organizations and goes to the bottom of the pile each time each pile gets smaller, each time. Then it has to be cleared by each one. all the i s have to be dotted and ts crossed or it goes back to the person to re do from the beginning. Which is where I was three years ago.

So back to the waiting game in a building where the workers loose my clothing even though it has been labeled with my name it has cost me already about $800 + for clothing that was fully wearable lost by them so I am paying for more cloths and shipping. to me. My family does not come in to help As far as they are concerned I can go around naked 24 7 they don't care and the workers in here dont care either as well as my support worker from out in the wider community cares I am in the sewer want to join me.Or try to get me out into the real world there are places I can go and feel better and help me and others but I need the scooter now

Kanga