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Rebecca’s Story
"Rebecca’s conditions are for life and I became her carer.
"It wasn’t realistic for me to work any more and the loss of my income placed an additional strain on us.
"We decided to see if we could claim compensation to help improve Rebecca’s living conditions and to help her make the best of her now considerably impaired life.
"Nigel and I are both 100% happy with the service and support we got from Thompsons - and we got 100% of the settlement. They’ve charged us no fees at all, nothing whatsoever."
Jane
Mother of Rebecca
"Our daughter, Rebecca, was born with a small dimple in her back.
My husband Nigel and I were told there was skin growing underneath and that it would close the hole.
But it didn’t.
Instead, the hole became the point of entry for viral meningitis which stayed in Rebecca’s body and attacked her with devastating effect three times – all in the first 13 months of her life.
We became very angry at what had happened.
We saw it as having been preventable and, because it wasn’t, now all our lives were affected.
Rebecca’s conditions are for life and I became her carer.
It wasn’t realistic for me to work any more and the loss of my income placed an additional strain on us.
We decided to see if we could claim compensation to help improve Rebecca’s living conditions and to help her make the best of her now considerably impaired life.
We had a meeting in which Thompsons explained all the procedures and likely outcomes to us and we decided to go ahead.
Throughout what followed Thompsons were very good at explaining to us what was happening and keeping in touch.
And the same Thompsons lawyer we met at the outset stayed on our case right through to the end.
Eventually, Thompsons got us an interim payment and we were able to move to a bungalow which made a big difference to our lives.
That gave Rebecca a bedroom on the ground floor and her own toilet and washing facilities.
The final settlement was a great relief – the meeting took 6 hours and Thompsons, with our agreement, rejected 3 offers on our behalf before we accepted one.Thompsons were also really good at keeping us in the picture.
Nigel and I are both 100% happy with the service and support we got from Thompsons - and we got 100% of the settlement. They’ve charged us no fees at all, nothing whatsoever.
Today, Rebecca has learned to drive and passed her test and intends to work in childcare.
She has passed her Level 2 City & Guilds Childcare Exam and is going on to do Level 3 next, which will qualify her for a supervisory role."
Jane
Mother of Rebecca
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"It wasn't realistic for me to work any more and the loss of my income placed an additional strain on us."
Jane Evans
Mother of Rebecca
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