Hello, I'm hoping for some advice into whether I could apply for DLA (or something else) for my DD who has mobility issues and if anyone has any experience of this and could provide any words of wisdom!
DD is 15 and suffers from chronic pain which is exacerbated when she weight bears on one foot (i.e. walking or standing). She can only walk with the help of a crutch. Her walking range is about 400m before her foot becomes too painful for her to continue. If she takes it very slowly and carefully she might manage 800m at a stretch. If she walks in short bursts over the day (e.g. at school) her walking range gradually decreases as the day goes along. She just barely copes with school (quite often will be in tears at one point or another due to pain), despite the school allowing her to use the lift (stairs are very hard for her), take shortest routes between classrooms etc.
She's been suffering for nearly 2 years now - at first it was assumed to be a injury to her foot which would get better, but this has now been ruled out and it's gone into the "unexplained pain" bucket. So we have no idea if she will recover or if this will never improve.
It's only comparatively recently that we are getting our heads round the fact that we don't have a child with a injured foot - we have a child with a disability; hence now thinking about if there is any support available.
Would really appreciate any advice from someone as to any support she might be eligible for and any feedback from anyone who has gone through similar.