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Woman with muscular dystrophy loses appeal against care cut
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A WOMAN with muscular dystrophy whose care was slashed from 104 hours a week to just 40 lost a High Court appeal yesterday against the cut, writes Sam Tobin.
VI, who is bed and wheelchair-bound and is reliant on carers for all personal care including using the toilet, sought to challenge the August 2017 cuts by Lewisham Council.
The woman, who is 55, is unable to bear weight, has restricted dexterity in her hands and also requires the help of a carer to get in and out of a chair or her bed.
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