Hey, congrats on the vid: it's so accurate. That's definitely how staircases look to me. When I first started having mobility issues on top of the fatigue, I started to notice just how many stairs there are when taking the Tube. I switched to travelling by bus wherever possible or would take longer routes to avoid stations with lots of stairs - or really long walks between lines like Piccadilly to Northern at Kings' Cross - for a couple of years. It's still a factor now, but much less so. I also can't carry a full pint and walk to my table because my hand shakes a bit when I'm holding things, so I always take a large swig at the bar to avoid wet hands. Opening heavy doors or jars makes me really frustrated, particularly with the walking stick strapped to my wrist.

We have changed plans because of stairs and layout of hotels. We had reservations at a old court house converted into a hotel near Mt. Rushmore. When they started to take us a steep and narrow stairs we knew I couldn't handle it. They had a tiny room on the first floor we traded for. My husband shows classic restored cars at shows, we had reservations at one show that was 200 miles from home. When we got there we found out the show that was in a parking lot a block away. We could walk down a steep hill to get there or walk the block. We canceled our reservations and went home. My husband likes to go to estate sales on the weekends. He will check out the basement and 2nd floor, I hang around on the 1st floor waiting for him to come back. You have to adapt and keep going, my mother in-law is 95 and uses a walker inside and cane outside. She is also blind in one eye. She goes out with friends and relatives several times a week. She says it keeps her going. We are going to Yellowstone this fall, it is a driving trip and cool temperatures. We will take a different route each way and may pull off and stop at a dozen little towns and road side attractions along the way. It may be a different type of vacation but we will have fun and enjoy it. Potter