I’m blind, in a wheelchair and don’t eat for days – I’m constantly afraid for my life and the council treats me ‘like an animal’ – The Sun

A blind man confined to a wheelchair has to go without food for up to a week and is treated “like an animal,” he claims.

Jason Worgan, from Pontyclun in Wales, claimed he had been living on a single loaf of bread this week because his social workers had let him down.

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The 54-year-old has no family in his area and is entirely dependent on Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s adult social services.

However, he claims that he fears for his life because he often goes without food.

Jason also claimed that he had to miss medical appointments due to several serious health problems.

He told The Sun: “They often leave me without food. I have had to go three or four days without food.

“This week I have been living on a loaf of bread; I haven’t had any food for over a week.

“I haven’t been to the doctor for weeks either.

“I can’t get out of there alone. They left me alone, with no contact.”

“You’re going on vacation and I can’t make my doctor’s appointments. You haven’t done anything.”

The 54-year-old claimed that he had tried to complain several times, but the staff had now “hung up”.

They allegedly told him, “I don’t have time for this, Mr. Worgan. I’m not going to go through this with you, I have more important calls to make. You’re getting out of control.”

Jason claimed that after 45 minutes on the phone he managed to reach the complaints department, but was immediately told, “I’m ending the call.”

“I don’t have the words to describe it. I feel like I’m being treated like I’m not human, like I’m an animal, like I have no rights,” he said.

“It hurts you, it makes all these emotions run through you.

“I have vision problems, I can’t move, I have a heart condition that is fatal when I’m stressed. I could be dead before I hit the ground.”

“One lady saw that I had chest pain before she left and just said as she left, ‘Take care of yourself.’

“I have no family around me, I was taken into care when I was six. I rely on these people and they just let me down.

“They treat me like a criminal, they come in pairs because they accuse me of being a threatening person.

“You accused me of threatening to kill another colleague. How could a blind man in a wheelchair do such a thing?

“They told me that if I didn’t feel comfortable with two people coming into my house, I could walk out.

“So you expect me to give out my personal information in a public parking lot.

“My social worker laughed at me. Her colleague just said, ‘Well, I didn’t see or hear anything’ – what a surprise.”

“I have no one, I need these people. They have to know that they can’t treat people like that.”

One of Jason’s former social workers introduced another service for which the 54-year-old paid a whopping £400 a month.

Three days a week, a carer was supposed to take him out for a few hours, read him his mail and help him with the shopping.

“She showed up twice,” he said.

“The third time she said she showed up but thought I might be sleeping so she left.

“When I paid all the money and they didn’t do their job, I said I was not satisfied and asked him what was wrong.”

Jason claimed that staff became angry after he lambasted social services for his lack of care.

“Then he went back to his boss and claimed I had threatened him,” Jason said.

“I’m terrified to talk to them now because if I do, they’ll blame me. I don’t know what to do, whether to let them get close to me or not.”

A spokesman for Rhondda Cynon Taf Council told The Sun: “We are unable to comment on individual cases.

“The service supports all service users to meet their identified needs. If an individual accessing our services wishes to raise a concern or make a formal complaint, we are required by law to investigate and must follow a legal process.”

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