Excluded, and alone, the Irish government wants this for me.

Angry doesn’t even begin to describe my emotion. Frustrated, disappointed, bewildered, and exhausted can be added to this list. What is causing me to feel this way? The policies of the Irish government, as implemented by the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare, and the Department of Local Government have between them decided I am better to live alone, with rapidly reducing mobility, and excluded from society. In this post I will explain why.

Mobility

As readers of my blog will be aware my mobility has been steadily declining since I was in a car accident nearly five years ago. The last year has seen the most dramatic reduction resulting with me stopping work. In this time period my neurologist recommended me to check out the Functional Electrical Stimulation device in the local MS Society office. It seems like a minor miracle; it allows me to walk almost normally. A phenomenal achievement.

In this last year I was in hospital twice, once to get IV steroids, and the second time to get IV immunoglobulin. Both treatments had an aim of improving my mobility and reducing pain. They had no effect, but the cost to the Irish government, and the people of Ireland, was over €20,000 when you take into account the hospital and medicine fees.