Meteora
01-30-2010, 11:30 AM
Hi everyone,
We planned our spring break trip (due to begin March 27th) about a year ago. My dad had surgery earlier this week for a very early stage of colon cancer, and hopefully won't need any other treatment, pending his test results (crosses fingers). The doctors have put his recovery timeframe at 4-6 weeks, during which he is basically just supposed to lie down and do pretty much nothing. He and my mom have canceled their February trip, but he is totally determined to make our March trip and is using it as a goal to get better.
So now I'm trying to prepare for the trip under the assumption that he is going to probably be on the weaker side. I KNOW I won't be able to convince him to use a scooter or wheelchair--he's one of those people who refuses to take pain medication when he's in great pain or go to the doctor for a tetanus shot after stepping on a nail. He's impossible like that. It's just not going to happen. But I also know it's probably going to be difficult for him to stand in long lines or to walk quickly around the park. Since we're going during Easter week, an ultra-busy time, we had been planning on moving fast and efficiently, and obviously...maybe not so much now. He was only planning on doing two world days, so the whole vacation won't be strenuous. But does anyone have any advice about the best way to make sure dad gets to do everything he wants? His favorite is the Nemo musical, and I'm a little concerned because during that time the lines will be huge and I don't know if he can do a 45 minute line to get into the theater. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We planned our spring break trip (due to begin March 27th) about a year ago. My dad had surgery earlier this week for a very early stage of colon cancer, and hopefully won't need any other treatment, pending his test results (crosses fingers). The doctors have put his recovery timeframe at 4-6 weeks, during which he is basically just supposed to lie down and do pretty much nothing. He and my mom have canceled their February trip, but he is totally determined to make our March trip and is using it as a goal to get better.
So now I'm trying to prepare for the trip under the assumption that he is going to probably be on the weaker side. I KNOW I won't be able to convince him to use a scooter or wheelchair--he's one of those people who refuses to take pain medication when he's in great pain or go to the doctor for a tetanus shot after stepping on a nail. He's impossible like that. It's just not going to happen. But I also know it's probably going to be difficult for him to stand in long lines or to walk quickly around the park. Since we're going during Easter week, an ultra-busy time, we had been planning on moving fast and efficiently, and obviously...maybe not so much now. He was only planning on doing two world days, so the whole vacation won't be strenuous. But does anyone have any advice about the best way to make sure dad gets to do everything he wants? His favorite is the Nemo musical, and I'm a little concerned because during that time the lines will be huge and I don't know if he can do a 45 minute line to get into the theater. Any help would be greatly appreciated.