figmentfan2009
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2009
Hello
My husband and I will be traveling to WDW the last two weeks in September. My husband (70) has been diagnosed with a terminal lung disease... Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He is on oxygen 24X7 and walks with a rollator. He is concerned that he won't be able to handle the lines in the Florida September and maintain his oxygen levels. I've been reading the rules and regulations for DAS and trying to make sense of what it is telling me. We called the disability services number and were told that there is no way to guess whether or not he will be able to get the ability to get return times and not be required to navigate many of the lines. He's been looking forward to this trip for months (since before he was diagnosed) and is not worried that his condition will mean that we can't enjoy Disney because he won't be able to ride much of anything.
Reading the regulations, it's difficult to figure out whether he even wants to go at this point because he's afraid that he won't be able to take the lines without triggering a coughing fit or his O2 levels dropping low enough to make him have to get out of line.
Is there anything I can do to allay his fears other than simply let him worry because it is going to be a crap shoot whether he will be able to enjoy what is our first trip alone as a couple in 26 years and what could be the last trip he ever takes to Disney.
My husband and I will be traveling to WDW the last two weeks in September. My husband (70) has been diagnosed with a terminal lung disease... Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He is on oxygen 24X7 and walks with a rollator. He is concerned that he won't be able to handle the lines in the Florida September and maintain his oxygen levels. I've been reading the rules and regulations for DAS and trying to make sense of what it is telling me. We called the disability services number and were told that there is no way to guess whether or not he will be able to get the ability to get return times and not be required to navigate many of the lines. He's been looking forward to this trip for months (since before he was diagnosed) and is not worried that his condition will mean that we can't enjoy Disney because he won't be able to ride much of anything.
Reading the regulations, it's difficult to figure out whether he even wants to go at this point because he's afraid that he won't be able to take the lines without triggering a coughing fit or his O2 levels dropping low enough to make him have to get out of line.
Is there anything I can do to allay his fears other than simply let him worry because it is going to be a crap shoot whether he will be able to enjoy what is our first trip alone as a couple in 26 years and what could be the last trip he ever takes to Disney.