Sorry to hear your news Jim, and no words are going to make your day any brighter…
But it’s not over, not by a long way
Sure it’s a right boot in the stones today, and it leaves you feeling depressed, angry, anxious, cheated, helpless and a hundred more negative emotions
There will be lots of us who have went through the same thing and as its been pointed out the success rate for mandatory reconsiderations is very high
I’d def make an apt with your local Cab right now, as in pick up the phone and call them
Or if your local authority has a welfare rights dept they can really help you out to
But don’t struggle on alone, cos you’re not
Like the guys have said, look at what you’ve not scored points on and look to see what medical evidence you can get your hands on to support yourself when you say You can’t do this or you can’t do that
One thing I did on top of this was to write a heartfelt letter, explain your personal circumstances, where you are in life, and in detail what you just can’t do due to your conditions
Just give them your worst possible day, it’s a shame it has to be this way, but you have to play by their rules
So always give them your very worst day, you get absolutely nothing for that “oh I can struggle doing this” attitude
The guys at Cab or Welfare Rights help people through this all the time, so they will keep you right
My fingers and toes are crossed for you mate