Perth amputee angry with council over 'horendous' homecoming

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A Perth man adjusting to life after having both his legs amputated has been left virtually housebound since leaving hospital.Kenny Fisken (76) was discharged from Perth Royal Infirmary after recovering from his latest operation.But his family claim they were not provided with a ramp to get his wheelchair into the house and a care package was not in place.Unfortunately with his second amputation, the rented council home at Cluny Terrace in Letham he has shared with his wife Dawn and their 20 year-old disabled daughter has now been deemed unsuitable for his needs and the family has been told by Perth and Kinross Council they must move to other accommodation.Dawn (52) explained that Kenny lost one leg last year due to complications surrounding a kidney condition.Kenny’s remaining leg started to go gangrenous and he recently went into hospital to also have it amputated.He was discharged from hospital on August 5 but Dawn was shocked and upset to learn there were to be no changes made to their home ahead of him leaving PRI.His family made and fitted their own wheelchair ramp when they were told Perth and Kinross Council was not planning on putting one in.“My husband has dialysis three times a week.

He has to get from the house to the ambulance to go for that,” explained Dawn.“We built a ramp - of sorts. I could not sit back and allow him to be housebound.

He’s had a terrible homecoming.“The situation is the best we can do on our own, but it has been horrendous for him and for me too.“I cannot lift him.

Nor can the ambulance driver. The first attempt for him to get out to go for his dialysis treatment was humiliating.”Dawn claimed Kenny was discharged without a care package and no assigned social worker from Perth and Kinross