We live within a day trip to New York which is helpful for quick follow up appointments. I think I have mentioned it before but the train station is about an hour away (without traffic) and the train takes about three and a half hours to get to Midtown. The train is ok (which I will write all about later), but it seems to be to the best option for us to travel back and forth to the city. Driving would be incredibly stressful and flying would take just as long if not longer and be more expensive with taxis.
Depending on my mobility I will travel with a cane or a walker. If I have the cane I'll use a backpack, and if I have the walker I have a bag that straps onto the front of it. I wear the same outfit with a few layers, more or less depending on the season. New Balances, black performance tech pants, black shirt, and no jewelry. It is comfortable enough to travel in, put together, and minimizes having to undress for x-rays. Below is what I take along in my bag.
- Accessibility / Mobility
- Cane and / or walker and / or wheelchair
- Often if I have the walker I will still take the cane as I can use the cane as leverage to get into seats or to balance when getting down from a seat.
- Folding step stool
- For getting in and out of taxis, on and off of examination tables, and simply if I need to give my legs / back a quick break
- Travel pillow
- Personal Hygiene / Care
- Change of clothes
- Comb
- Deodorant
- Lip gloss
- Hand held motorized fan in the warmer seasons
- The train and the city can be stuffy during the summer and I am a woman of a certain age. However, HSS is always cool, even cold depending on where you are in the hospital.
- Adult disposable undergarments
- Keeping it real.... When I was discharged from the hospital there was no way I would have been able to transition to the toilet on the train, the restrooms at Moynihan are inconsistent, and then we have to drive home from New Carrollton. So I wore a disposable undergarment, it was fine, it worked, no one else knew but B.
- Tech
- Phone charger
- Airpods and airpod case




















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