Admin, tribunals and making time for your mental health
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In this episode, Mel chats with Sabikah Rizvi, a Newcastle-based mother of four boys. Here middle two, Abid and Taha, who are 10 and 8, both have cerebellar hypoplasia and ataxic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, among other diagnoses. Sabikah shares how she manages the colossal amount of admin and organisation that comes with having two kids on the NDIS, how she’s fought for better plans - all the way to tribunals - and how she’s made time for her own mental health in amongst it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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