For 8 months since my GP logged the referral letter to the Neurology Department at the Waikato Hospital and every mail days, I walked/drive past the rural mail box to check any mails from them.. I was on the list under priorly Two and it means within 3-4 months from January 2016. Nothing from the Neurology Department and my GP rang the nurse last month. We got a replied message from the nurse and my appointment will be around mid August to September. Blast and bother them!! It is going to have a lovely Spring time and I am wanting to do the gardening projects. The longer delay kept me waiting and my injury is getting worst on good days than bad days. Some days I found myself tiring due to nerve and unable to do physical works. 
Another thing that I am facing is the losing one of the job toward the end of this year! I would be happy to continue to do garden projects BUT with no other income and still waiting for my assessment from the Neurology Department.
What my future will bring me!
I have no luck of getting a job I like and many applicants have turned me down due to other person who have a good high qualification than me apart from my deafness. I applied over 20 applicant forms. No one will support me to do gardening projects as to do voluntary because they want money too. I don’t have any income to pay someone to do the gardening projects. I can’t depend on my partner a lot of times and he is working full time 5-6 days a week. I have no ideas/options what kind of physical works that I can do and not allow to do in the workplace. I REALLY want to get the gardening project up and running and the kind of work I need to earn income until I get the full answer by the Neurology Department.
mmm, today it was not really a good day for me because my injury flared up a bit and the weather was lovely.. Tomorrow I am facing a long meeting with EGL (Enabling Good Lives) and on Thursday I will be working a half day in the city – sign language in the library with a new group and Crosslight Trust office. On Friday I am hoping to recover from injury and less exhaust so I can do some plantings before the rain come back next week. The maximum hours of gardening I can do, is between 1-3 hours a day otherwise the next day or a couple of days I will recover. If I do a half day or a whole day and it will take me a long time to recover.
What about signing to Deaf, Hearing Impaired people, working on computer/Ipad/laptop?? Nope it is not easy when I sign and I will receive a shooting pain or a really nasty one just like an electric shock.
What kind of job I like to do? book-keeping, preparing and teaching literacy/numeracy to Deaf Adult, gardening, writing/typing/researching Deaf History even making a couple of books about Hamilton Deaf Unit, bank officer for Disabled customer, an Advocate person on behalf of the Disabled/Deaf people or genealogist even something I can work from home. Sadly I can’t get any funding for the projects in Deaf History Research and Deaf Adult Literacy/Numeracy by any other organisation even a couple of website such as “Give a little” and “Pledgeme.
I am aware that there are plenty of people who are still waiting for their tests at the Waikato Hospital but the more the staff keep fragile or sick people waiting, will get worse by the time they visit GPs or specialists. I am one of them and my injury will be worsen from time to time…. The same with jobs, I am aware that there are plenty of people who are still looking for work – Hey! what about disabled people even Deaf people – they need the job first than any other ‘average’ people because they hang around longer than other people.
Oh boy, time to shut down this blog and rest until another day……….! Yes I am raving mad and getting frustrated for being delay unless something else will brighten up my day. Our dogs and my partner always bring or make my laugh and give me time to rest.
Life in Eureka 