arminnie
<font color=blue>Tossed the butter kept the gin<br
- Joined
- Aug 22, 2003
The most important factor for having a truly magical experience is to be realistic with expectations. And to focus on what you can do not on what you are missing.
I once went to WDW for two weeks (with an AP) while I was much younger and healthy. No way did I do everything. And I think this was before AK even opened. So toss out the thought that you will do it all. Just not possible.
Toss out the scenes you see on TV ads that never show crowds and lines. There will be crowds and lines. But you will still have a great time if you don't focus on the downside. Sitting having a Mickey bar or watching the kids play at the Boneyard at AK can also be magical.
My SIL and BIL who are both elderly and not in good shape at all (major skeletal issues for both) took two 9 year old boys (one being their grandson). It required 2 ECVs for them as there was no one to push a WC. They only made plans about 4 weeks before they left.
They just returned home and had a wonderful time. I've seen lot of pictures of the boys playing and watching things not just riding rides. It's so easy to get focused on rides and to rush back and forth between rides while missing everything else.
I made a trip last month where I did not ride a single ride. I went to shows, I ate, I really looked at all the buildings, I went down side streets. I had a great time. Now I don't recommend this for you necessarily, but just want to stress that there is so much to do.
Enjoy what you can and do not mourn what you cannot do. If your sister is only okay for 2 hours a day - just enjoy those two hours. If you spend the rest of the day watching her nap or having long talks with her enjoy that too.
All my best wishes and prayers for all of you.
ETA: Twenty plus years ago my mother, her sister, my cousin and I were all scheduled to go to WDW. My mother's cancer returned which was then diagnosed as terminal. My mother refused to go although the rest of us did. To this day I so wish she would have gone. She thought she would be too much of a "burden" for us. I'm glad for you that your sister wants to make this trip.
I once went to WDW for two weeks (with an AP) while I was much younger and healthy. No way did I do everything. And I think this was before AK even opened. So toss out the thought that you will do it all. Just not possible.
Toss out the scenes you see on TV ads that never show crowds and lines. There will be crowds and lines. But you will still have a great time if you don't focus on the downside. Sitting having a Mickey bar or watching the kids play at the Boneyard at AK can also be magical.
My SIL and BIL who are both elderly and not in good shape at all (major skeletal issues for both) took two 9 year old boys (one being their grandson). It required 2 ECVs for them as there was no one to push a WC. They only made plans about 4 weeks before they left.
They just returned home and had a wonderful time. I've seen lot of pictures of the boys playing and watching things not just riding rides. It's so easy to get focused on rides and to rush back and forth between rides while missing everything else.
I made a trip last month where I did not ride a single ride. I went to shows, I ate, I really looked at all the buildings, I went down side streets. I had a great time. Now I don't recommend this for you necessarily, but just want to stress that there is so much to do.
Enjoy what you can and do not mourn what you cannot do. If your sister is only okay for 2 hours a day - just enjoy those two hours. If you spend the rest of the day watching her nap or having long talks with her enjoy that too.
All my best wishes and prayers for all of you.
ETA: Twenty plus years ago my mother, her sister, my cousin and I were all scheduled to go to WDW. My mother's cancer returned which was then diagnosed as terminal. My mother refused to go although the rest of us did. To this day I so wish she would have gone. She thought she would be too much of a "burden" for us. I'm glad for you that your sister wants to make this trip.