{"id":122601,"date":"2023-12-07T00:08:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T00:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122601"},"modified":"2023-12-07T00:08:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T00:08:57","slug":"my-wife-will-be-in-hospital-at-xmas-im-glad-because-it-will-keep-costs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/my-wife-will-be-in-hospital-at-xmas-im-glad-because-it-will-keep-costs-down\/","title":{"rendered":"‘My wife will be in hospital at Xmas – I’m glad because it will keep costs down’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bloke withered by the effect of the cost of living crisis has admitted that he is glad his wife will be in hospital over Christmas, because it will keep costs down. <\/p>\n

It comes as new research by the national disability charity Sense highlights the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on disabled people, with many set to go without Christmas presents, festive food or even meeting friends or family.<\/p>\n

Keith Butler, 72, and his partner Helen Butler, 64, live in Redditch, Worcestershire, and care full time for their 22-year-old son Geordie who has CHARGE syndrome, is deafblind and autistic. <\/p>\n

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Caring for Geordie has a severe impact on their already tight finances, and Keith made the extraordinarily honest admission that with Helen set to be getting care in hospital over the Christmas period, this will relief some of the financial stress on the household. <\/p>\n

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Keith said: \u201cHelen is going into hospital on December 19 for an operation. I don\u2019t want to seem callous, but she will be in for weeks and that will save us money over the most expensive time of the year. Geordie and I will spend the whole period by ourselves for the first time ever. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have scaled back everything we can, except for Geordie who doesn\u2019t understand Santa has a budget. His three older siblings will only have a token gift, and likewise our six grandchildren.\u201d <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Their income, made up of Keith\u2019s pension and Geordie\u2019s Universal Credit, is limited and they face spiralling costs. The biggest is energy, with additional use related to Geordie\u2019s needs, including his feeding pump and electric bed to help him lie down. <\/p>\n

Other costs include transport. Geordie recently completed his education, meaning his transport is no longer subsidised and his parents pay \u00a32,250 a year to get him to day services at Sense Touchbase Pears in Birmingham. <\/p>\n

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