Comments on: 15 Tips for Painless Travel

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:03:27 +0000

A few other things I have found helpful. 1. When driving a long time – be sure to make frequent stops to stretch your legs. Even though this may be irritating to the driver – use it as an excuse to see more of the countryside. 2. Use early boarding – as our illness is invisible – we are embarrased about getting help as it doesn’t look like we need it. Take it – it will help your family too. Get your Dr. to put that in the note (very crucial to have). 3. Get books, activities like crosswords – distraction always helps the pain. 4. Cushion your vacation time so that you have sick time. I went to Florida for 7 days and 2 days were travel (horrible) and I spent 2 days (1 there and 1 home) in pain – so my trip was about 4 days in reality. I would not ever have a connecting flight again because of that & I would take 10 days instead of 7. 5. If you need to have a resty during your day on your vacation take it – it is your vacation too. Happy travelling!!!

By: wendy

wendy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:20:44 +0000

great tips! Traveling can be very hard/stressful for those with chronic illnesses. Having a plan can make all the difference.
I find keeping my schedule flexible helps a lot, then I don’t feel guilty if I can’t do something on a certain day. No worries.
Keep it fun.
wendy

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Summertime, Summertime, uh, oh, Summertime ♫ | My Life Works Today! — Wed, 25 May 2011 07:12:54 +0000

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