Travelling?
Hi all,
Just after some general advice. I’m going to London (on the train) for a couple of nights next week with my daughter and wondered about any recommendations from people who are used to getting around?
I have some foot drop, weakness on the left and balance issues but don’t use any mobility aids and have some cognitive effects, slower processing, memory issues. All made worse by heat - and I see it’s forecast to be possibly up to 30°c.
My question really is is it worth using thing like lanyards or access cards that I’ve seen online or just kind of hope for the best?!
Thanks, Georgina.
@Byte_mii Hope for the best and enjoy your trip to London, I'm a seasoned MS commuter. I have the sunflower lanyard, most people don't have a clue. I do have the TFL "Please offer me a seat" badge which works on the Tube but not on over ground trains, but having grey hair probably helps as well. Try and avoid the rush hour, London will be full of tourists, though you tend to notice them more in the afternoon. No-one walks in a straight line, you will get lots of phone zombies, you could take a walking stick but I find that can get in the way (but can be useful for knocking people out of the way and tripping people up). Hope you have a nice time. If you are getting off the tube, count to 30 and let the crowd go otherwise you can get trampled, especially if you are not moving as fast as everyone else.
@AndreaG thank you that’s really helpful, we have carefully planned our train down to arrive and depart away from rush hour, arrive just before 3pm and leave around the same time. We are staying in docklands and are booked into things there so don’t need to travel back into London until we come home.