So here is a few pictures of of what someone with little mobility has to experience in order to get a yearly dental exam in rural Alberta. It took over of 20 minutes to get her loaded, and two hours to get there. When we arrived there were a few other buses getting loaded or unloaded so space was ridiculously tight. Nothing the DATS or Prairie Porter Service Drivers haven’t experienced before.
As I mentioned in my last post, the staff is an intrinsic part of making all of this happen. We all need to be on the same page and remember our focus is on the patient. The Prairie Mobile Porter Service, UofA and St.Therese Hospitals were very professional and reassuring. They treated my sister the way we would want our families to be treated. With patience, empathy and special care.
Here is Cara all ready to go. Franca our driver even pulled over shortly after leaving to triple check that she was all secure.
Franca had to re-load Cara and move the vehicle forward because Caras’ wheelchair couldn’t safely clear the wall. So I made sure I phoned and told her dentist, that we are going to be a few minutes late, but we are here.
Inside one of the Pairie Porter buses. Caras Chair fit quite nicely, but the noise was crazy. I tried to play music for Cara but you could hardly hear it at the loudest setting. 
So happy to have had the time to travel with Cara this day. It reminded me, once again of how precious our time really is.
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