In 2022, 36-year-old Robert Lewis lost his Motability car after a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment.
The reassessment was “dreadful”, the father-of-four told The i Paper, and it left him “stranded”.
Robert was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2016, a lifelong autoimmune condition that affects the brain and spinal cord and causes extreme fatigue and mobility problems, alongside other issues.
“I was paralysed before I got the diagnosis,” Robert added. “I got weaker and slower. I was experiencing back pain, and then I lost control and function of my lower body.”
Robert managed to rehabilitate and learn to walk unaided, but his condition fluctuates so he needs support to get around.
