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Hello. My name is Jenny and I live on the NSW/Vic Border. I have gone to post in here a couple of times but backed out. Denial maybe? On Wednesday I was officially given the diagnosis of BC. I hav...
I think the main thing re driving yourself there & back (apart from insurance) - could be not just 'concentrating enough', possibly causing accidents with innocent people.
I know that that was one of the main factors for me not driving daily to my radiation appointments in Port Mac (about 1.5hrs each way.) My husband has moderate/severe dementia & no way would I allow him to drive those distances now - & I wasn't sure my own mental state would be 'good enough, concentration wise' - so opted to stay up there instead and only come home on the weekends.
Definitely try & line someone up to take you & bring you back if you can - then there is so much less stress on yourself, too. xx
I know that that was one of the main factors for me not driving daily to my radiation appointments in Port Mac (about 1.5hrs each way.) My husband has moderate/severe dementia & no way would I allow him to drive those distances now - & I wasn't sure my own mental state would be 'good enough, concentration wise' - so opted to stay up there instead and only come home on the weekends.
Definitely try & line someone up to take you & bring you back if you can - then there is so much less stress on yourself, too. xx