Your lowest point?

[Dr Interceptor]

Best of luck with it

My grandmother isn't in a hospice, but she is in residential care, and the patience the staff have there is completely mind boggling.

Glad to hear you have some positives on the horizon!

[chilistrucker]

Hello all, bit of an update for those who have emailed me.
I went to the hospice, but the job is done through an agency and they will only take people with a driving licence
On a much brighter note the new job is going well, 3 weeks in now and although its still a steep learning curve i am certainly getting the hang of it. Now have the yard/warehouse in a much tidier state than it was, and slowly getting to grips with the various machines on what they are, how they work, and how to p.d.i them, had 1 up at 50ft in the week :0
Got pulled in the office last night by the directors, and was told it had been noted on the job i was doing, and that they want to give me more responsibility and have put my wages up They also gave me my invite to the christmas do, which is a night out/meal in London for the staff and their partners, plus they put us all up in a nice hotel for the night, and we pay for nothing
Wednesday next week i have another appointment with my neuro consultant with reference to getting my car licence back, this for me is a huge deal so fingers crossed. I havn't given up trying to fight the system with regards to the benefits people and the dvla, but with the new job and some decent outlook in life this has taken abit of a side step. I personally think this is a good thing, as i concentrate on it at weekends when i have the spare time as opposed to it consuming my life a few weeks back which on reflection certainly didn't help matters.
Still got a way to go, but things are certainly looking up and life is so much better right now than it was 4 weeks ago, thanks to some cracking family, friends and decent people on here. Thankyou alll very much
I really could see a long term future in this new job that is a bit different from what i know so well, but i'm certainly up for a new challenge and interested to see where it could lead???

[johnxjsc1985]

chilistrucker said:

Hello all, bit of an update for those who have emailed me.
I went to the hospice, but the job is done through an agency and they will only take people with a driving licence
On a much brighter note the new job is going well, 3 weeks in now and although its still a steep learning curve i am certainly getting the hang of it. Now have the yard/warehouse in a much tidier state than it was, and slowly getting to grips with the various machines on what they are, how they work, and how to p.d.i them, had 1 up at 50ft in the week :0
Got pulled in the office last night by the directors, and was told it had been noted on the job i was doing, and that they want to give me more responsibility and have put my wages up They also gave me my invite to the christmas do, which is a night out/meal in London for the staff and their partners, plus they put us all up in a nice hotel for the night, and we pay for nothing
Wednesday next week i have another appointment with my neuro consultant with reference to getting my car licence back, this for me is a huge deal so fingers crossed. I havn't given up trying to fight the system with regards to the benefits people and the dvla, but with the new job and some decent outlook in life this has taken abit of a side step. I personally think this is a good thing, as i concentrate on it at weekends when i have the spare time as opposed to it consuming my life a few weeks back which on reflection certainly didn't help matters.
Still got a way to go, but things are certainly looking up and life is so much better right now than it was 4 weeks ago, thanks to some cracking family, friends and decent people on here. Thankyou alll very much
I really could see a long term future in this new job that is a bit different from what i know so well, but i'm certainly up for a new challenge and interested to see where it could lead???

Well done mate just remember 1 day at a time pleased for you

[General Price]

chilistrucker said:

Hello all, bit of an update for those who have emailed me.
I went to the hospice, but the job is done through an agency and they will only take people with a driving licence
On a much brighter note the new job is going well, 3 weeks in now and although its still a steep learning curve i am certainly getting the hang of it. Now have the yard/warehouse in a much tidier state than it was, and slowly getting to grips with the various machines on what they are, how they work, and how to p.d.i them, had 1 up at 50ft in the week :0
Got pulled in the office last night by the directors, and was told it had been noted on the job i was doing, and that they want to give me more responsibility and have put my wages up They also gave me my invite to the christmas do, which is a night out/meal in London for the staff and their partners, plus they put us all up in a nice hotel for the night, and we pay for nothing
Wednesday next week i have another appointment with my neuro consultant with reference to getting my car licence back, this for me is a huge deal so fingers crossed. I havn't given up trying to fight the system with regards to the benefits people and the dvla, but with the new job and some decent outlook in life this has taken abit of a side step. I personally think this is a good thing, as i concentrate on it at weekends when i have the spare time as opposed to it consuming my life a few weeks back which on reflection certainly didn't help matters.
Still got a way to go, but things are certainly looking up and life is so much better right now than it was 4 weeks ago, thanks to some cracking family, friends and decent people on here. Thankyou alll very much
I really could see a long term future in this new job that is a bit different from what i know so well, but i'm certainly up for a new challenge and interested to see where it could lead???

Glad things are turning around Chilli.It would be nice to get somewhere with the driving licences before Christmas.

[chilistrucker]

Cheers.
It's def 1 step at a time, but i'm getting the hang of it and although it was really bloody hard at first i am now enjoying it much more. The machines are very specialist bits of kit and amaze me what they can do, and its quite enjoyable moving some of the bigger stuff around the yard via a remote control box, all good practice for when i hopefully start delivering them to London, etc.
My goal is now to get the car licence back this side of christmas

[Wacky Racer]

Great news CT.

To anyone reading this who is feeling deeply depressed hang on in there..(I have put up with this st for twenty years, some of it my fault and some circumstances beyond my control), but thankfully I have emerged out of the dark tunnel OK.

a) Take each day/week at a time, don't look too far into the future.

b) Talk to anyone that will listen........DON'T bottle it up.

c) See your GP

d) It WILL get better eventually, there is ALWAYS someone a lot worse off than yourself.

This cartoon might help........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc

[chilistrucker]

Wacky Racer said:

Great news CT.

To anyone reading this who is feeling deeply depressed hang on in there..(I have put up with this st for twenty years, some of it my fault and some circumstances beyond my control), but thankfully I have emerged out of the dark tunnel OK.

a) Take each day/week at a time, don't look too far into the future.

b) Talk to anyone that will listen........DON'T bottle it up.

c) See your GP

d) It WILL get better eventually, there is ALWAYS someone a lot worse off than yourself.

This cartoon might help........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc

Agree with all of this, especially, d.

[Chim]

Great news Chilli and glad that this little corner of the internet has helped you along a bit. PH can be a great place at times.

[zarjaz1991]

chilistrucker said:

Hello all, bit of an update for those who have emailed me.
I went to the hospice, but the job is done through an agency and they will only take people with a driving licence
On a much brighter note the new job is going well, 3 weeks in now and although its still a steep learning curve i am certainly getting the hang of it. Now have the yard/warehouse in a much tidier state than it was, and slowly getting to grips with the various machines on what they are, how they work, and how to p.d.i them, had 1 up at 50ft in the week :0
Got pulled in the office last night by the directors, and was told it had been noted on the job i was doing, and that they want to give me more responsibility and have put my wages up They also gave me my invite to the christmas do, which is a night out/meal in London for the staff and their partners, plus they put us all up in a nice hotel for the night, and we pay for nothing
Wednesday next week i have another appointment with my neuro consultant with reference to getting my car licence back, this for me is a huge deal so fingers crossed. I havn't given up trying to fight the system with regards to the benefits people and the dvla, but with the new job and some decent outlook in life this has taken abit of a side step. I personally think this is a good thing, as i concentrate on it at weekends when i have the spare time as opposed to it consuming my life a few weeks back which on reflection certainly didn't help matters.
Still got a way to go, but things are certainly looking up and life is so much better right now than it was 4 weeks ago, thanks to some cracking family, friends and decent people on here. Thankyou alll very much
I really could see a long term future in this new job that is a bit different from what i know so well, but i'm certainly up for a new challenge and interested to see where it could lead???

This is fantastic to hear, especially when comparing it to your very low and despairing first post.

Focus on the job and your life in general. the benefits side, just keep it ticking over in the background but that whole system is designed NEVER to be beaten and trying too hard to do so will end up killing you.

Your life's on the up now...congratulations and keep it going.....

[chilistrucker]

Hello again.
Had my appointment with my consultant on Wednesday and he told me that he thought it was ridiculous what the DVLA had done, but that they do have the final say. Filled in the DVLA questionnaire with him and he again says in his opinion I'm fit to drive. He said his secretary would fax the forms to DVLA that afternoon. Phoned them yesterday but was told it can take 5 days to process a fax??? And 5-6 weeks for a decision!!!! I will phone them everyday next week as work are desperate to get me out in the road now aswell as my other duties.
Work is bloody hard graft, but still really enjoying it.
Currently sat at C A B about the council benefit issues as they finally replied and the benefits letter is odd to say the least.....

[Gandahar]

Probably breaking my back and the doctors and nurses telling me it would be down to luck what happened from then on, a wheelchair beckoned.

I was lucky. I met someone in the hospital who had lost use of legs and arms. He had rolled his SUV. They told him that and also that his wife had died in the impact.

I saw a 8 year old girl at Stanmore who had broken her back at C level and could not use arms or legs and was on a ventilator to help her breath. She could not even touch her toys laid out in front of her.

There's always someone worse off in life than you.

[Mobile Chicane]

Unhelpful, imo. Of course we can all point to places in the Third World etc, at quadruple amputees and the like, but that's a fat lot of good when you have to somehow keep a roof over your head and put food on the table, when beaurocracy seems to be conspiring against you and you have no support.

[Mobile Chicane]

Unhelpful, imo. Of course we can all point to places in the Third World etc, at quadruple amputees and the like, but that's a fat lot of good when you have to somehow keep a roof over your head and put food on the table, when beaurocracy seems to be conspiring against you and you have no support.

[General Price]

chilistrucker said:

Hello again.
Had my appointment with my consultant on Wednesday and he told me that he thought it was ridiculous what the DVLA had done, but that they do have the final say. Filled in the DVLA questionnaire with him and he again says in his opinion I'm fit to drive. He said his secretary would fax the forms to DVLA that afternoon. Phoned them yesterday but was told it can take 5 days to process a fax??? And 5-6 weeks for a decision!!!! I will phone them everyday next week as work are desperate to get me out in the road now aswell as my other duties.
Work is bloody hard graft, but still really enjoying it.
Currently sat at C A B about the council benefit issues as they finally replied and the benefits letter is odd to say the least.....

How are you getting on Chilli?

Hope you had a good Christmas and get your licence back sharpish.