There is a very simple solution to all of this

But sadly South Shropshire Housing Association won't hear of it.

In Clun, where two of my lads have full time paying jobs and no transport is a three bedroomed house, which they are entitled to, sitting empty. It was advertised on Shropshire Homepoint on 8th December 2011 but there were no successful bids.

Across the river, literally a five minute walk away and en route to my lads' jobs is a two bedroomed adapted for the disabled bungalow, which was advertised on Shropshire Homepoint last week. According to the successful bids for the last week, this place too is sitting empty. I am entitled to a two bedroomed bungalow.

If they were to allocate the house to the lads and the bungalow to me, my carers would be within shouting distance almost and they'd be able to be independent but there within minutes if I needed help.

In June, when we filled in the original housing application forms it was with the understanding that my lads would be close by and this was agreed by our housing officer Sue Perry. However, now things have changed.  I am expected to look for a property further a field, so say like what has happened before when I have been able to get out of bed and have called the lads for help, they could very well have a thirty mile journey, which isn't on so God knows what would happen in those circumstances.

Just a brief explanation of my disabilities may help you understand why at fifty one, I'm disabled and do need help. I have Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, which is a progressive, neuro muscular disease that means basically every muscle in my body is diseased and dying. I also have Osteo arthritis and am waiting for hip replacements. Then there is the Psoriatic Arthritis which affects all my joints and just to finish off I have Spondylitis which is arthritis in the spine. I have difficulty standing and walking and am a wheelchair user. My hands don't work very well and am in constant pain. I'm being treated for depression and just for good measure losing my hearing, which for a musician is devastating. Seriously though these conditions are made worse by stress, cold and damp.

I'm not asking for the world, just a bit of help to make the most of my life.

But as I said, sadly for us South Shropshire Housing Association won't entertain us living in Clun as a supportive family - they would rather I continued sleeping in the shed.

So be it.