Forgive me ... I'm going to have a rant!! I've been to the local swimming pool with Kaylia this morning .... for some time now, we have been eligible (on presentation of her Centrelink Health Care card) for a concessional entry - Kaylia pays but her carer is free.
This morning I was told that to get the free carer entry, I must have a "Companion Card"! I thought ... "This is odd! Why do I have to have a card to prove I'm a carer for Kaylia?" .... so I downloaded the application for the Companion Card ..... and it is not about the carer at all .... to get the card, you have to prove that Kaylia is disabled!!
This has got me angry! Why must we go through the trauma of proving that she is disabled for a second time? She already has a card from Centrelink saying that a government department accepts that she is disabled .... why do we now have a different government department saying that we must prove her disability again!! Surely the Centrelink card should be sufficient to allow the issue of the Companion Card?
I have written an email to this Companion Card department and I will take this to Julia if I must. It is unjust!
On the home front, the poor sleep continues ... I think it is safe to say that increasing the Lovan dose is not increasing the effect on anxiety. We need to find a different solution.
For the immediate future, we have decided to change Kaylia's routine so she only sleeps in her own room. This will mean that we take turns to sleep in her room till she has accepted this. But it will mean that we have a good night's sleep every second night at least.
It will be a noisy few nights till she accepts the new routine ... C'est la vie!
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