My mum and I fell out 7 years ago and yesterday she phoned me out of the blue in a desperate state. She needs help and I'm not really sure where to start. A bit of background.
She is 65 and single (divorced 30 years ago) No savings as such about £3000 and gets the state pension plus a very small works one of an extra £40 a month. She did say she had to speak to so may people and is now exempt from paying council tax due to getting savings credit but did not qualify for the low income element if that makes sense, she said she was £10 or £15 over the limit to get it.
She has been trying to sell her house she owns outright to move into a smaller one to free up some cash to live on but it has all got too much for her and she has put a halt to the move and now its not happening.
Shes not in great health but not deaths door. She has had breast cancer and ovarian cancer in the past 6 years and mentally has had enough, enough to pick up the phone to me to ask for help! Is there any health related benefits I should be looking at for her ? She is mobile but after all her operations for some reason she has limited use of her right arm, not sure why but she said some jobs are hard for her to do now because of her arm, its very stiff.
Now I need some help to help her and feel a bit overwhelmed, emotional and a terrible daughter and don't really know where to start to help her out.
She cant face the thought of trying to move again right now so I need to try and help her get all the help she can for where she is.
Many thanks for reading and any pointers much appreciated, I am feeling very lost.
She is 65 and single (divorced 30 years ago) No savings as such about £3000 and gets the state pension plus a very small works one of an extra £40 a month. She did say she had to speak to so may people and is now exempt from paying council tax due to getting savings credit but did not qualify for the low income element if that makes sense, she said she was £10 or £15 over the limit to get it.
She has been trying to sell her house she owns outright to move into a smaller one to free up some cash to live on but it has all got too much for her and she has put a halt to the move and now its not happening.
Shes not in great health but not deaths door. She has had breast cancer and ovarian cancer in the past 6 years and mentally has had enough, enough to pick up the phone to me to ask for help! Is there any health related benefits I should be looking at for her ? She is mobile but after all her operations for some reason she has limited use of her right arm, not sure why but she said some jobs are hard for her to do now because of her arm, its very stiff.
Now I need some help to help her and feel a bit overwhelmed, emotional and a terrible daughter and don't really know where to start to help her out.
She cant face the thought of trying to move again right now so I need to try and help her get all the help she can for where she is.
Many thanks for reading and any pointers much appreciated, I am feeling very lost.
