@gingerw, the city did not mandate masks for city employees so this mistake caught up with the city's transit drivers. And if that sounds pissy of me, it is.

Unfortunately, the city has no back-up system for wheelchairs. However, the local (private) cab company would have given me a discount if my great-grandma friend hadn't been able to drive me.

It's a big deal, too. My power chair will not fit in a standard vehicle so my neighbor and friend will accompany me to the car, help me get in, then take my power chair back in to my apartment.

On the way I'll need to call the dialysis clinic to tell them I'm a few minutes out so one of the nurses can meet me with their manual wheelchair to get me into the clinic.

The process reverses when I'm finished - I'll call ggma friend to tell her I'm done, clinic staff will wheel me to her car and help me get in, then I'll call neighbor/friend to meet us in my apt driveway with my power chair so I can get home and to bed.

It's pretty complicated and I almost forgot to be grateful for dialysis in the first place, emphasis on almost.

Because today's a good day to live!

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