u/Apprehensive_Yam_155

My current one is the Shark IZ400UK which has a few issues like one of the rollers popping out and dirt being flung back out like a psychotic rollercoaster ride.

I have a 2 bed 2 bath flat that is mostly wood flooring with tile in the bathroom. I also have a medium sized short pile rug that gets covered in catnip so needs a good regular hoovering for when I don't want my lot acting like they have no home training. I have multiple cats who shed like it's an Olympic sport, and asthma plus a dust allergy, so need a machine that doesn't aggravate my symptoms and picks up hair. I do she'd myself, but thankfully it's just fine, short coils. Budget wise, ideally I'd keep it under £300, but can possibly push further for the right machine (and sales are on at the moment).

If I keep trying to research this myself, I'll do what my ADHD wants and have decision paralysis for the next 9 months. But I have a flat inspection on Thursday and my joint pain isn't cooperating enough to get away with seeeping, so this is urgent for me.

Thanks in advance! ✨

My husband drugged my tea for three months, filmed my breakdowns, and had me locked in a psychiatric ward — and my best friend helped him do it. They told the doctors I was delusional, a danger to my own children. The nurses sedated me every morning until I forgot my daughters' faces. But I stopped swallowing my pills fourteen days ago. Last night, I heard my husband planning to adopt my own children — with her. The hearing is Friday. I have four days.

Ward C is quiet at 2 p.m. That's when Marcus visits. Always between his lunch meeting and his three o'clock call. He likes efficiency — even in cruelty.

Today, he brought Sophie.

I lay on the bed with my eyes half-closed, slack-jawed, drooling slightly onto the pillow — the picture of a woman too sedated to hear her own heartbeat.

They didn't bother lowering their voices.

"The hearing's been moved to Friday morning," Marcus said. He was pacing — I could tell from the rhythm of his shoes on the linoleum. "Judge Harmon already reviewed the psychiatric evaluations. Linden says she's shown zero improvement."

"Because she hasn't improved," Sophie said. I heard her settle into the plastic visitor's chair — the same chair she sat in every week, smiling at the nurses like she belonged here. "Have you seen her? She's practically a vegetable."

Marcus stopped pacing. I felt his shadow fall over me.

"Once the court grants permanent guardianship, we file the adoption papers Saturday. By next month, Lily and Rose will legally be mine and yours. Vivian Hale ceases to exist."

Sophie's voice softened — not with sympathy. With satisfaction. "Rose drew a family picture at school yesterday. Three people. You, me, and Lily. She didn't include Vivian."

First question:

How do those struggling with severe fatigue, of any kind best communicate your daily struggles? My assessor basically invalidated mine to the point where she made statements that came across like me being too tired to function was more of a choice than a medical issue. Never mind that I can fall asleep while eating, often don't even have the strength to sit upright, and need days to recover from leaving the house.

Second:

I posted a little while back about my assessment report in which the nurse conducting it had stated that I was able to eat without issues because I wasn't losing weight. There are a bunch of other highly problematic conclusions and statements in there also, and luckily I'm able to start MR before I've got my decision letter as I've gone from enhanced daily living and standard mobility (2 points off enhanced) to just 2 points in daily living because I have dyslexia. Choking on foods/meds to the point where I've got a modified diet and prescription supplements to maintain intake wasn't bad enough. Incontinence, nausea that required several hospital trips, needing morphine for severe pain, and more were not even registered.

Where can I get support with the MR process? I need help with giving evidence and clearly writing out the many, many issues with the assessment as some of the things she has ignored are the same as what caused me to previously score when I successfully applied the second time, and I am far worse off now than I was a few years ago despite the assessor claiming that I can cope adequately. And just as a note, the issues with my assessment go beyond just subjective disagreement, so I'm also complaining to Ingeus and wherever else I can to nip this in the bud.