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[quote user="NormanH"]But probably means she deserves any help she can get..
[/quote]Absolutely.
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Carte de stationnement handicapés:
"La demande de carte doit être adressée à la maison départementale accompagnée d’un certificat médical. C’est le préfet qui attribue la carte après instruction par un médecin de l’équipe pluridisciplinaire de la MDPH pour une durée de 1 à 10 ans. "Décret n° 2005-1766 du 30 décembre 2005 fixant les conditions d’attribution et d’utilisation de la carte de stationnement pour personnes handicapées, JO du 31 décembre 2005"
I haven't found anything specific for retraités though, although it shouldn't make any difference.
It may be that a parking badge is not what you are after though, Norman, as I remember from ancient postings of yours that you no longer had a car!
But this specialist forum will tell you of other people's experiences to obtain a parking badge:
http://droit-finances.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-3867320-carte-stationnement-handicape
As for
L’AAH n’est plus versée à partir de 60 ans en cas d'incapacité de 50 à 79%. A cet âge, les bénéficiaires basculent dans le régime de retraite pour inaptitude.It is apparently becoming more and more difficult to have incapacité recognised as being 80% or more, many assessments stop just short. -
Yes Norman, Montpellier. As he is reassessing his Mutuelle needs, my husband went to enquire at our local CPAM permanence this morning, to find out if he was still covered 100% for everything (not just his 2 ALDs). Until now he only needed hospitalisation cover from the Mutuelle. Now it seems he needs full cover just like me.
Furthermore, our insurance company (GAN) is not prepared to negotiate and give him a better deal than for me, even though most of his medical care is for his ALDs. [:(] It is conceivable that now he wouldn't get enough points to qualify sufficiently for handicapé status here, as one needs a minimum of 80% handicap to be "really" handicapé, and he might reach only 75%.
I wish you better luck Norman! Maybe it will be different for you, do pass on any information if it is please.
It is mildly perplexing that Mrs. Benjamin's case has been dealt with differently, but all power to the Benjamins and to their efficient and persistent médecin traitant!
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Well, we have just been told at CPAM that there is no such thing as a handicapé once you reach retirement age.Spot the anomaly: if you are under retirement age, and in receipt of Incapacity Benefit from the UK, or Allocation Adulte Handicapé in France (both of which entitle you to 100% of your medical care paid for), this seems to cease once you reach retirement age. Your status goes from "handicapé" to "retraité" and you lose your 100%. From then on, you only get 100% for your listed ALDs, the same ones which used to give you handicapé status before.[:-))]
Presumably, that will apply to you as well, NormanH (although I am SO hoping that our CPAM has got it wrong, as it seems a little outrageous)
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Now the gang who had kidnapped that lady are trying to sell her body!!!
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Another teacher in the news, another horrible story...a science teacher, obviously quite deranged (wanted the pupils to call him God), attacked and killed a policewoman with a Japanese sword.
http://www.europe1.fr/Faits-divers/Bourges-ses-eleves-devaient-l-appeler-Dieu-768865/
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So glad to read that you are in the clear, Norman - and thank you for spreading the good news around, it is very encouraging and uplifting.
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So far so good Coops, great news. Keep it up. Maybe you are even stronger and more resilient than everyone knows!![kiss]
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Bisto gravy mix, Coffeemate, Birds custard powder, Piccalilli, Branston Pickle, HP sauce: all items that I never, ever used during all my years in England. Just not my kind of cooking.
Perversely, after I'd been back in France a few years, I started craving the idea of those products, and had someone bring them over to me...then I read the list of ingredients. [blink]
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[quote user="idun"]Sorry 5E, I should have realised that you would have known.[/quote]
Why should you apologise? Not everyone knows me as an over-informed, hypochondriac alternative health professional. [:D][:P][kiss]
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[quote user="idun"]
I have to say that I personnally don't have a french friend who knows that Efferalgan / Doliprane is Paracetamol and the dangers of taking too much. [/quote]
Yes you do, you have me!!! I never take any "antalgiques" without checking which it is, what the dosage is, whether it is compatible with medical conditions and other medications, etc... In fact, I did so much research on various painkillers that I was able to pass on some information to my rhumatologue (about a combined ibuprofen+codeine tablet - it is called Antarene, comes in two strengths. The stronger one has 400mg ibuprofen and a hefty 60mg codeine).
AND I even compare the painkillers available in France with the ones available in the UK. For strength, price, etc... Yes, it is MUCH cheaper in the UK.
There are also some paracetamol preparations which have caffeine added to it. I have had to find out about that as I am allergic to caffeine. It's a wild world out there.
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Val, this might be no help at all, but just in case: could you try an ophthalmologue further afield, just make a few phone calls? Unless it is your whole region which has the same scarcity, as seems to be the case in many regions.
I can't figure out why but here where I live (Hérault, small town) one can make an appointment with the local ophthalmologue, five minutes' walk from my house, for a week or so later. There also a new one in the next village (5kms from here), in the medical centre. And one in the next town, all being very accessible - the longest one has to wait is about three weeks. What is even more puzzling is that on the other hand, we DO have a shortage of GPs, and of dentists.
But by being persistent in ringing around, perhaps you would find an alternative venue (although my area might be a little too far for you?).
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[quote user="idun"]
I don't find Florence Foresti funny at all. [/quote]
Me neither.
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He is just so, so cute! How could anyone resist? Well done Frenchie, it takes a lot of dedication but you might be amply rewarded in the end.
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[quote user="NormanH"]The problem is the acsang de notre cher Midi..
[/quote]Indeed... but it does add a certain charm, and might even make some people feel a little nostalgic, since we live in holidayland...[:D]
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I have ambivalent reactions towards Remi Gaillard, but some of his sketches are hilarious - others are just a bit too slapstick, or even a bit cruel - what I do like is his disregard for authority...take your pick, there are LOADS of them, and he is fairly local to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81szj1vpEu8
Another local comedian, who is fabulous on stage - always full house whenever he appears. I don't know how well-known he is nationally, as he is quite alternative - Daniel Villanova. Not many videos, unfortunately...
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A big problem is the chemist giving far more pills than the amount prescribed by the doctor. So often, there is half a box left once the course is finished, and no use for them. Taking them back does very little good (doesn't benefit anyone, since the Medicare scheme (to send them to parts of the world with little healthcare) was scrapped and all returned medication is destroyed). Of course "le trou de la Sécu" could not be sorted with just giving each patient exactly the amount of medication prescribed, but it could be a start.
It seems criminal to me to destroy life-saving medication, when so many people, in so many places in the world, die through lack of them and of healthcare (even though this is a separate issue from our own healthcare costs).
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I believe that, fortunately, Norman can never BE too nice - but he excels at tongue-in-cheek, mi-figue mi-raisin, statements. Isn't that so, Norman? [:P]
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So very glad to read your update Deb - and long may the freedom from chemo side-effects last, sounds very good so far. Tant pis for the hair, you've got that lovely wig anyway. You must be so looking forward to your home being more user-friendly soon - really something to look forward to. it is very heartening to read your news, how much good there to be found within the bad. May the force be with you!
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Got it Idun!!!! Thank you.
No worry Lori - I know how it goes![kiss]
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There is no unread PM in my inbox. [:(] And yet I love everyone.
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Yoohoo Norman - hope you're home for good now, or at least for a very long time. Very best wishes.[:)]
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[quote user="Keni"] Apparently British tap water makes them grow real teeth or something! [/quote]
Oh! Hankering for detailed scientific explanations!!![:D] What could be the specific component in British tap water?
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[quote user="sweet 17"]I shouldn't worry too much, 5-e, they'll mostly only be your own germs, n'est-ce pas?
As long, that is, as you refrain from taking a RECIPE or Cookery book of any sort into the bog!
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Funny you should say that, Sweet. On my little shelf next to the lavatory, I currently have four books:
- The Potato (from the Andes in 16C to fish & chips, the story of how a vegetable changed history) by Larry Zuckerman
- Taste (the story of Britain through its cooking) by Kate Colquhoun
- Hamlet
- Fables de la Fontaine.
Something for everyone. Very sorry, Idun.[+o(]
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