Thanks for posting. That is a magical image there you have just planted in my brain of harrods. My mum always said that if she were to win the lottery she would buy a house next door to Harrods. No, I do not have the supports you mentions and I would not be given them if I even requested it. Why would I need a social worker? Even though poverty is a social issue.
Today has not been a good day. I should have known that when I bumped my head on my bedside cabinet when waking up, whacking great bruise on my temple. Yes, it is cold. I did manage the walk. I too have a small electric heater keeping me warm but it does the job.
I came back to pete moaning cos I had bought myself some soup, bread and cheese, things he can’t eat. I explain that I cannot go till the evening without food every day. And then a loud shriek and swearing and he has lost his wallet with everything he owns in it. I say a prayer to the angel of lost things. I hope he finds it. There is such a fine line between being able to survive and everything just falling apart. Today, I see that line.