Calling
all adventurous quads.
My
family and I are wanting to spend a few days in Florida next
year, but with the exception of hospital stays I have not been
anywhere overnight since becoming a quad in 1987. I'm a C4,
powerchair dependent, 55-year-old, and my mother is my sole
care provider. We have wanted to take a trip for years but
can't imagine how to accomplish it. My brother and his family
think we should take a trip together next year, so having them
along will relieve some of the stress, but he has serious back
problems and would be little or no help for mom. Even with
them along we can't imagine how to manage being away from home
overnight, much less three or four nights.
Do
any of you have experience with this type trip? Are
accommodations available in some of the bigger cities along
the Florida Panhandle, say between Panama City Beach and Gulf
Shores Alabama? Are Hoyer lifts (or similar equipment)
available for short-term rental? Are rooms with hospital beds
available at some or any of the bigger hotels? I have tons of
questions to go with the hundreds of excuses why we can't do
it, but mom and I would really like to see the ocean again and
spend a few days birding and relaxing on the beach. Can it be
done without breaking the bank?
For
the record we are in central Tennessee, and would be driving
down in our Toyota van.
Advice,
suggestions, or experiences from any of you with similar
mobility/health-related limitations will be appreciated.
Greg
T.
Tennessee
