James Whitehead said:
I count 100% as fairly good.
But before going overboard, Cujo, I'd need to know a little more.
Like what did you aim for and what did you get?
Sorry I'm nosey that way.
You know, you sound exactly like I usually do.
Ok at the begining of this year my circumstances were like this:
I was morbidly obease with no hope of change short of surgery.
I lived in a tiny, untidy dump of a bedsit in an unplesant area.
I had no job and no prospect of a job.
I was suffering from Chronic Fatiuge Syndrome (M.E.)
I was living on Income Support and Incapacity Benefit but I wasn't getting Disability Living Allowance (DLA) although I did qualify for it.
On January 4th I went to an appointment at the local Nutrician Clinic. I was terrified they would turn me down for surgery and send me away to die(ok I was being a tad over-dramatic). Much to my surprise I was told that the reason for my weight problem was that my brain doesn't produce any appitie suppressing hormones. In orther words I was always hungry. They told me that I would have to go on a special diet which would make my brain produce these hormones and cause me to loose weight and also help my ME.
This had nothing to do with any Sigil since I didn't even know abou them then but it gave me the hope that made me try them out.
The special diet seemed horrific at first I had to give up pretty much everything I actually like eating and beer and Tequila. I found it very hard. Particularly since ME makes it very hard to be organised. Then I saw the Grant Morrison on the TV talking about this really simple way to do magic which he swore actually worked so I thought 'Why not?'
The first 3 sigils I did were to cause me to stick to the diet and loose wieght, move to a new flat, and get DLA. Later on I decided I wanted a job and more money. so I did two more sigils. 5 months ago I moved to a new flat which I like very much. 3 months ago I got a job, much to my own surprise. After a month on that job I decided I didn't like it very much and it didn't pay enough so I did another sigil for a better job. Last week I was offered a huge raise and a loyalty bonus and suddenly my old job
is a better job.
Today I had my DLA tribunal. I was origonally turned down for DLA, I appealed and it went to a tribunal to decide if I should get the benefit (you can work part time and still get both Incapacity Benefit and DLA) I wasn't expecting to get anything as my health has improved since I put in the application and the Benefits Agency Doctor who examined me put in an incredibly predjudiced repport (basicly she said I was fat and lazy and that was all that was wrong with me). The tribunal came up with an almost instant decision without even questoning me. They awarded me the botom level of DLA, backdated to the begining of last September (when I put in the claim). The award doesn't have to be reviewd for another 2 years (which is almost unheard of in cases of ME). In their written judgement they even stated that they preffered the evedence of my own doctor over the Benefits Agency doctor where they conflicted (which is absolutely unheard of).
Oh BTW I have stuck to the diet and so far I've lost 6 stone in 8 months and as promised my ME is a lot better.
Stuff this good just doesn't happen to me. The diet and the change of flat can be explained since that was a direct product of my own endevours. All the sigil did was focus my efforts but the other stuff is outside my direct control.
Cujo
(still in shock)
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