Disabled dad with heart failure in discrimination row over grass cutting complaint
A disabled Lanarkshire dad embroiled in an ongoing dispute over grass cutting at his home has accused a housing association of discrimination.Greg McLelland, 45, has been deemed medically unfit to maintain his lawn due to severe cardiac failure which he receives specialist treatment for.The dad-of-two was recently diagnosed with heart failure and was initially given five years to live.
But after being fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) last month - a small battery-powered device placed in the chest that detects and stops irregular heartbeats by delivering a shocks to the heart - he says his life expectancy has increased to 10 years.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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He said: "It's basically discrimination. If you're not pregnant or in a wheelchair, you don't fit certain criteria so you won't get the help."I don't feel Clyde Valley are offering much for their disabled
