Trisher looking for help and advice please!!!!

minky67

hi,sorry to hear that.
i can only help if they claim benefits.
income support or some esa(dont know rules for esa)
but if on benefits she maybe able to reclaim the travel costs back from the hospital.
if so take proof of benefits claimed & ask at hospital help desk.
then theyll tell her where to go to reclaim travel expenses,this also covers parking & petrol.
best to check with hospital to as they may not pay all or any taxi payments.
hope she can get some help & send my regards.
debs

frogmorton

Hi Lynn
I really can't bhelp but would like to send Trisher my love and best wishes for both her and her husband. I hope the problem gets sorted for her
Love
Toni xx

tanith

Has she thought about contacting the Red Cross, I know in some places they have ambulance cars that take wheelchairs but I am not sure if they charge or if they would take her to a hospital for a visit, they may only supply transport for actual hospital appointments...

skezier

Hi Lynn,

Oh poor Trisher. If I were nearer I would take her but could she get any help from people like age concern r the red cross? Would the gp maybe bend the rules and ask the car service to help her? Bless her she has been through so much and must be worried sick. Send her my love and I really hope someone can suggest something for her. Cris xx

vonski

Hi Lynn

Will you give Trisher my love and tell her I hope everything is better very soon. Don't know if the hospital has a friends of like we do up here, they will take people to hospital so it's worth a try or social services there is dial a ride too.

How did her op go? well I hope.

Love
Vonski x

elnafinn

Hi Lynn

Please send my love to Trisher. What an awful situation to be in. I hope a way is found for her to visit her husband.

I don't know, but it may help if it was known what part of England Trisher lives or the hospital where her husband is now.

I hope she is managing somehow without her husband being with her. She must be worried sick about everything.

Luv
Elna x

annebr

Hi,

Sorry I can't help but I would like to send my love and best wishes. I hope both feel better soon.

Anne

scorpiojackie

Hi Lynn,

Has she tried her local taxi companies? Ours have some taxi's that can take wheelchairs & the drivers are very helpful. Im sure once at the hospital someone could assist her to where her husband is.

mike77

Hi ,
when hazel was in hospital I had no transport and taxis were killing me financealy, so I applied for a community grant to cover hospital costs , as I am in Northern Ireland , I am not sure how works were you are , But for me it was a god send , I sure hope you find help for Trisher

Take care

Mike R & hazel & Mike JR

suncatcher

Will you send trisher my best wishes and tell her we are thinkiing of her and her hubby. :shock: I hope she can get some help about this i dont know if she has rang social service they may recomend a taxi service and maybe claim back expences. :!:
This is a difficult situation for her i will be sending cyber hugs and thinking of her i hope someone can help out best wishes joanne

valval

hi trisher try local taxi a lot in my area cater for wheel chairs now. down n dorset my auntie uses same firm all the time as her sight very bad and they make sure she gets to hospital reception ok and pick her up from there. your hospital should have a list of firms that can take wheel chairs. good luck sure u will get there sorry no car and do not live that end of country

janie68

Trisher,

I am thinking of you at this difficult time. Is there a organisation that has volunteers who transport people to hospital? they charge a nominal fee for fuel I think. The hospital would know.

Best wishes to you and your hubby, I hope that you get some comfort from all of us wishing you well and offering support. We just wish that we could help you practically, but at least we can support you in other ways.

Janie

debatat

Hi, just wanted to send Trisher my best wishes, during this difficult time. Has she tried Ring and Ride? It is a door to door service for disabled people run by social services, they may be able to help and it is free!

I hope she manages to get something sorted, the extra worry at this time is something she could do without.

Take care and wishing you both a speedy recovery

Deb

woodbon

HI I don't know about the area but around here we have volunteer organisers, run by the council and they provide transport for hospital visits, they may help in an emergency. Also, the hospital will have what voluteers who help with all sorts, if she rings the hospital, asks to speak to the person who organises volunteers or asks to be put through to the ward or A&E where her husband is, and explains her problem to the ward clerk, she may suggest something to help. I just hope all goes well for her, its a horrible situation to be in, but their must be a way round it.

Love Sue

debbierose

hope trisher is sorted now,
if not get the ward social worker involved, the ward chappling
(wish I could smell) (spell) haha,
get the staff nurse to contact hubbys ward, and see what they are doin from their end.
do you have a rotary club down there.
if I was in london i would help but up here in Durham, ne.
where did hubby work do they have a social club up here we have workmans social clubs
and ours is good with there members
hope she gets sorted

dachshund

Hi Lynn and Trisher.
My sister is in a wheelchair and when she wants to go anywhere we use dial a ride but as they dont do hospital app we use a bus called
aksess. they are both bus's for people in wheelchairs. i dont know if every town as them you have to pay them.
joan xx

debbieclap

Hi
give Trisher and her hubby my love
I know in our area if you are on benefit you can get help from the hospital with traveling I don't think it covers the whole cost of a taxi though.
All the best
Debbie

lindalegs

Hi Lyn,

Just caught this thread and really hope Trisher is getting over her op and her husband too - what a worrying time

Our local church runs a 'Care Group' to help the elderly and disabled in this parish, Christians and non-Christians alike, maybe she could give her local Vicar a ring to see if he could offer some suggestions. :?

Wishing you strength Trisher at this trying time.

Luv Legs

joyful164

It's a shame this has come in on a Friday night, but in Kettering where I live, there is a Volunteer Service. It might be listed in your local paper. Try ringing a taxi company, they may have heard of it.

If you do ring the hospital, I'm sure they will have a number of a similar system. Always worth a try.
good luck. Hope you will both be boxing again soon.

joy

sharmaine

Hi
I don't know what to suggest either. Some charity organisations are good at helping people but I can't remember which one!!! I used to be involved with this charity about 30 years ago. Since I've been on my meds my memory is not as sharp as it used to be.
Phone around. Or better still someone may come up with something.

Regards to Trish - she's having a tough time with her husband being poorly.

Warmest regards to her and I hope she recovers soon and her husband too.

Sharmaine

woodbon

Hello, I'm sorry Trisher is having such an awful time and hope that she will sort out some transport for future visits. A hospital social worker may be able to inform her about any local schemes that might be available. I'm glad she has managed to visit, but I can imagine how tiring it all is for her. All best wishes for her husbands recovery. Thinking and praying for the family, Love Sue

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best wishes to Trisher and her husband
so sorry she is having such a bad time.
what part of london dose trisher live? i live in greater london, does she now have transport?
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