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Basic Stuff

  • Name: Henchman D
  • Country: England, United Kingdom
  • County: Luton
  • City: Luton
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 44
  • Education: Four Year Degree
  • Primary Illness: Fibromyalgia
  • Diagnosis:
    • Fibromyalgia (FM)
    • Irritable bowel syndrome
    • Post Viral Syndrome
  • Year Illness Began: 2020

Functioning Interrupted

Former Level of Functionality: 100
(No symptoms at rest; no symptoms with exercise; normal overall activity level; able to work full-time without difficulty.)
Current Level of Functionality: 20
(Moderate to severe symptoms at rest. Unable to perform strenuous activity; overall activity 30%-50% of expected. Unable to leave house except rarely; confined to bed most of day; unable to concentrate for more than 1 hour a day.)

Work Interrupted

  • Former Occupation: National Operations Manager
  • Job Responsibilities at Former Occupation:

    Managing Boots on the ground security for MOD Governed / Secured Communications / Space Program Sites

  • Years of Work Lost: 3
  • Current Work Status: On disability

Income Interrupted

  • Yearly Income Before Becoming Ill:

    £50,000

  • Yearly Income From Disability:

    £9,106

  • Minimum Current Annual Income Loss:

    £49,816

  • Total Projected Economic Losses For Years Not Worked:

    £162,479

Other Interruptions

Certified Disabled: Yes

Finances:
  • I declared bankruptcy as a result of medical bills and/or loss of work
Work:
  • I left my job or retired early
Relationships:
  • I have been unable to or found it very difficult to date

Most Impactful Loss

Loss of ability for the following, to daily walk, to resistance train daily. to powerlift, to participate in Archery, to Drive regularly, to tolerate /listen to music daily, to speak in a long form conversation without losing track, ability to learn also very difficult now.


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