I can't get this post out of my head and I'm sure im not the only one. I'm sure we could do something momentous here. Something similar has been done before to save something being scrapped. As long as everyone can muster enough energy. If each one of us could simultaneously send in our own story, like drummer girl's story, on say 15 November or 1 December, to the guardian, daily mail, bbc, Cameron, clegg, milliband, health secretary, woman's hour, loose women, etc - really bombard everyone who has a voice. And we could all log on to a specific government website (to be decided) at the same time it will block the site. We could send letters and/or emails and faxes. One of the newspapers may be persuaded to start a daily column on 'No one told me that x y z'
It might be a way of getting 'The big D' discussed and addressed. Does anyone think it is worth a try - a concerted simultaneous effort?
Well I'm willing.
The politicians do not want to know, they just pass the buck, in my experience.
My husband became incontinent just over 2 years ago. I was delighted when my council supplied the yellow bags, which were collected each week and taken to the
incinerator. Wonderful.
Last year they decided to stop this service, and I was told to put the soiled incontinent pads in the normal black bag rubbish. (They still collect dressing and needles in the yellow bags). Now the guy works 1 day week collecting those and the other 4 days they found him something else to do. Apparently the Dept of Health does not feel this is a health hazard. I am not certain that other Councils have taken this stance, another way of saving our Tax payers money, which we the tax payer thought THAT
WAS WHAT SOME OF OUR MONEY WENT TOWARDS.
The thought of tons and tons of soiled pads being put on landfill tips I find disgusting.
So with my back up,I thought, GO TO THE TOP. So I wrote advising our 'beloved' Prime Minister of what was happening.
I started with the sentence, "I am sure this letter will probably not be read by you, but, I am so angry at this situation, I feel you should know of mine and many others situation with the following problem. I proceeded with all the information.
I did get a reply, BUT, you guessed it, not from our illustrious leader, from one of his underlings. Informing me the PM was most sorry to hear of my husbands illness, but, he does not deal with matters like mine, that is left to the Council, and perhaps I should get in touch with them on the matter. Idiot, what did they think I had been doing, just showing my letter had not been looked at properly.
Ahhh!! Maybe help is here!!
The council elections, and there they are, the canvassers, and YES a leaflet, IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM PHONE ME AND I WILL LOOK INTO IT FOR YOU. Hooray, a Knight in shining armour?????? Now don't get too excited.
I must admit, the MP did try his best. I later received an e-mail from him, saying the Council was not very co-operative, but, they had sent him an e-mail regarding this matter. They told him that the soiled items were in fact sent to the incinerator.
Now I am only a simple citizen, but, as I replied to the MP. "Are the Council telling us that they open every black bag to see which ones have the soiled items in them, or are we now being told that all black bag waste is sent to the incinerator, I THINK NOT". Needless to say, I haven't heard again from MP. Still ELECTION DRIVE soon, shall I catch all the canvassers when they call???????
This is just one of the annoying things, that some idiot in the Council decides will save money, why do we never get consulted on how they spend OUR MONEY.
Whatever these politicians are saying, it definitely is not with any input from us THE CARERS. This is all for the getting of votes next year.