How KAB helped me

"I had just been registered Severely Sight Impaired and although expected, the news knocked me for six as I'd been hoping I would get better and be able to return to work. Now I was unable to do anything for myself and felt totally at a loss.

"Anita, a KAB Rehab worker, visited me at home. She completed a specialist assessment, and spent time just listening to me.

"At a pace which I could handle, she and I broke down the areas in which I needed help: those I wanted to reclaim and those that I was not yet ready for. We discussed benefits, completed disability living allowance forms, and she arranged for me to have access to specialist equipment and technology which would help me to lead as independent a life as possible.

"Today I'm a different woman. I cook meals at home, am totally independent with my personal needs and can now see a purpose in carrying on.

"As Anita says, to look at the difference in me now is mind-blowing - I've come so far."