Homeless and living with cancer.

2009-08-26T12:33:35Z

Hi Peeps I am 43 year old female. I moved away to start a new life after my ex-partner sold our house. Just 4 weeks later i was diagnosed with Anal cancer after being told for almost 12 months it was a pile. My 2 girls didn't take the news well and moved back to England to live with their father. I was given my ct 6 weeks after surgery but told it had gone past thee anaal margin and would need 5 weeks chemoradio. I had very little support in my new town so came back to Englaand to join my family. I applied for a house as homeless but was told that because I had left of my own accord I was volentarily homeless. I was also told that Cancer was not a disabilty so I was not in the top band for housing. My position now. I am staying with friends when I can and the father of my children. He is good enough to let my 3 kids live there but my daughter is due a baby in 8 weeks and he has an alcohol problem. I am paying for all the food and bills now and am struggling to cope sleeping on the sofa and find it hard to cope with his addiction. I am still awaiting treaatment but i am dreading starting it having no home and not knowing wheere i will sleeping from one day to the next andd living out of a suitcase. Can someone please advise me im at my wits end , i am so stressed i am having nightmares most nights. Sometimes I feel like ending it all i get so down and haave attempted to do so twice. My 1st grandchilds arrival is all i have to look forward to and even that will bring added stress with our living situation. Can someone please please advise me I feel no one cares and especially not my local council or housing association to whom my doctor wrote and got nowhere at all same for my social worker. Any advice at all would be gratefully recieved, Many Thanks Jacqui

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Homeless and living with cancer.