I have to take an elderly relative to DAILY hospital appointments for cancer treatment via taxi, for the next 5 weeks. If they miss (3?) appointments there’ll be trouble.
I’ll be stressed to the hilt.
We’re looking into whether or not a local cancer charity can provide a driver. This would take a lot of the pressure off as taxis aren’t a guaranteed service obviously. And whether or not the taxi service can be relied on is the thing that will be stressful for me.
I’m going to see if we can arrive very early for these appointments, as that would also ease the stress of waiting for a taxi to arrive.
It looks like my inability to drive has finally caught up with me.
Good on you for helping out your elderly relative. I can see why you would feel stressed out – maybe it will be less stressful after the first several times.
I think it’s a really good idea to reach out to the cancer charity to see if they might have a driver available. Can you also check with the hospital to see if they know of any options for transportation that might be available? The hospital may have a social worker on staff who could look up local resources for you.
I’m going to have a talk with my brother who drives. I think he may be working from home for the next few weeks due to covid. So hopefully he can act as a backup driver.
Hey @everhopeful . We are just getting into the last 6 days of 39 straight m-f for dads radiation. I’ve been driving him most days but he has caught some rides with a local cancer charity. I would definitely look around and see if you can get some trips though that. It’s been pretty good for us but it’s nice to see the end of it.