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Olimpia Zagnat & Bradley Jolly

Mum bedbound with rare illness 'can't catch a break' after PIP claim rejected

A despairing mother says she "can't catch a break" as her Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim has been rejected - even though she's bedbound with a rare heart condition.

Rachael Occleshaw, 43, "struggles to do anything" and her sister has become her carer, cooking and doing the school run for her nephews.

Rachael has a type of Cardiomyopathy, a group of diseases of the heart muscle which can lead to heart failure. It gets progressively worse over time, and can cause an irregular heartbeat and blood clots.

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