Hey Julie
Happy 40th n yayyyy you ... hope you have a fantastic day and fingers crossed that alex is ok for your b'day.
Ahhhh dont get me started re centrelink. Yanno i am now to be assessed by them because they will not accept a doctors certificate any more. So, now i get a non medical person to assess me whether i am ready to work again or not. lol Kinda funny yet reality its pretty scary. I empathise with your problems with centrelink. Is it possible you can access a social worker and get some help that way?? It must be tough to try and deal with all of that on top of what is happening with alex. My mum applied for the carers pension also and we were told the same thing. At one stage i ws not allowed to be by myself at all and i was staying with her, plus she has power of attorney. Her name was down to access centrelink and pats (i hate that word ... lol) and neither of them were very helpful to an 82 year old trying to cope with her daughter having cancer and to do all the paperwork, plus look after my 21 year old.
sorry to get on my soap box, its just processes such as we are discussing really irritate me and i consider most of the red tape totaly inappropriate and unnecessary.
Just keep reaching out Julie and get help.
Julie xo
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