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@mm180
I completely relate to your issues. My wife has Lewy Body and is generally apathetic about traveling anywhere. But we still travel up to 4 hours to see friends and I have put her in a diaper a couple of times to avoid any accidents on the road. She finds it embarrassing even though you wouldn't know she had it on. But it still effects her mood and happiness.
She can't use the toilet by herself and I have started a list of places we can stop for restrooms where I can accompany her in to assist. Problem is in the South there aren't any family restrooms on the road. I've started just taking her into the men's room with me. That can get you some funny looks and it's not always going to be a one holer when we stop. The restroom issues is one of our biggest obstacles to our traveling.
How do you handle these situations?