My friends had to subsidise the cost of running my vital oxygen therapy

When I had to be away from home, and stay with friends and family, payments to help with excessive electricity costs were stopped

I am dependent on long-term oxygen therapy after a double lung transplant.

I’m entitled to reimbursement of the excess electricity used by the oxygen concentrator and have received quarterly payments of about £48 from Vivisol, which administers rebates on behalf of the NHS.