momto3gsds
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 22, 2014
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- 116
First, I wanted to thank all of you for the help and suggestions given to me that helped make this trip so wonderful.
As you may recall, I have Stage 4 Lung Cancer so I had a lot of concerns. I was traveling alone but felt better doing so rather than feeling I had to keep up with someone else.
I rented a scooter from Buena Vista and it was the best decision ever. Anyone on the fence (as I was) about renting one, please do yourself a favor and rent one. Getting it on and off the busses was pretty easy, but when I needed help the drivers where very helpful and would even park it for me. The drivers are amazing as where the other guests. One night I was in the upper spot, not the spot by the door, so it was a lot harder than normal. I was a bit nervous but everyone on the bus cheered me on!!! I can't tell you how good that made me feet.
On one occasion, I was hit with what I call 'the exhaustion'. It hits all the sudden and I'm not able to function. I knew where the first aid station was and I was close to it so I headed right over there. The nurses are wonderful. They put me in a room with a bed where I was able to sleep for over and hour. After that they gave me Gatorade and were in no rush to get me out of there. I drank the Gatorade and was off to see the rest of EPCOT.
I did qualify for the DAS card and that helped a lot!
I have to say I left Disney a lot cleaner than it was when I got there
I sanitized everything, I used wipes and hand sanitizer constantly but I was able to avoid getting sick.
I was on the dining plan but would not recommend that for someone on chemo that has eating issues. Just one meal was more than I could eat each day and afterwards I usually felt sick. I hated to waste so much food but it really was too much. I did appreciate being able to use it for the character meals and used the meals as a chance to meet the characters without waiting in line.
I stayed at the All Star Music resort and loved every minute. I was in a preferred room at the Calypso and got my requests of 2nd or 3rd floor with a pool view. I had a lot of notes on my reservations so I didn't use the on line check in. I didn't want to loose all the notes. But check in was a breeze.
The bus system was amazing and the drivers were wonderful.
There is a lot of negativity on these boards about Disney which is one reason I'm posting here instead of the other boards. I've got to say, all the Disney Magic is still there. The CM's were great and always so helpful. There was a lot of concern over me taking this trip but I got all the pixy dust that was left here for me and it worked out perfect.
Thank you,
As you may recall, I have Stage 4 Lung Cancer so I had a lot of concerns. I was traveling alone but felt better doing so rather than feeling I had to keep up with someone else.
I rented a scooter from Buena Vista and it was the best decision ever. Anyone on the fence (as I was) about renting one, please do yourself a favor and rent one. Getting it on and off the busses was pretty easy, but when I needed help the drivers where very helpful and would even park it for me. The drivers are amazing as where the other guests. One night I was in the upper spot, not the spot by the door, so it was a lot harder than normal. I was a bit nervous but everyone on the bus cheered me on!!! I can't tell you how good that made me feet.
On one occasion, I was hit with what I call 'the exhaustion'. It hits all the sudden and I'm not able to function. I knew where the first aid station was and I was close to it so I headed right over there. The nurses are wonderful. They put me in a room with a bed where I was able to sleep for over and hour. After that they gave me Gatorade and were in no rush to get me out of there. I drank the Gatorade and was off to see the rest of EPCOT.
I did qualify for the DAS card and that helped a lot!
I have to say I left Disney a lot cleaner than it was when I got there
I sanitized everything, I used wipes and hand sanitizer constantly but I was able to avoid getting sick. I was on the dining plan but would not recommend that for someone on chemo that has eating issues. Just one meal was more than I could eat each day and afterwards I usually felt sick. I hated to waste so much food but it really was too much. I did appreciate being able to use it for the character meals and used the meals as a chance to meet the characters without waiting in line.
I stayed at the All Star Music resort and loved every minute. I was in a preferred room at the Calypso and got my requests of 2nd or 3rd floor with a pool view. I had a lot of notes on my reservations so I didn't use the on line check in. I didn't want to loose all the notes. But check in was a breeze.
The bus system was amazing and the drivers were wonderful.
There is a lot of negativity on these boards about Disney which is one reason I'm posting here instead of the other boards. I've got to say, all the Disney Magic is still there. The CM's were great and always so helpful. There was a lot of concern over me taking this trip but I got all the pixy dust that was left here for me and it worked out perfect.
Thank you,
