body's response to flu?

[Cat Dancer]

About the flu: got the flu shot, got the flu. Whenever I get a fever my body goes out of whack. (What is IN whack anyway??) Legs weaken, blood pressure moves up and down, vision and hearing blur (I already have hearing audes in both ears), pounding headache. Such fun....not.

[agate]

No. Not lucky. Not all.trains are accessible, but if you make reservations in advance ( actually cheaper than at the station) they will have a car in the train that does have an accessible bathroom actually a cabin available for you, at the same price as a regular.seat, especially for trips lasting more than a few hours. When you arrive they will assist with luggage, get you on the train, show you to your cabin, show you how it all works, come to your cabin with menues, bring food and drink. Then when you get where you are going will help you off, and have someone at the other end making sure you get connected with transportation from the station. I travelled to/from the midwst to portland and seattle, alone, in my wheelchair, without major difficulty.

I did make reservations in advance. The trip took about 3 hours each way (Tacoma to Portland and back). They had a lift-equiped train. I don't recall any offers of food and drink but otherwise it was a great trip, both ways. Shorter trips like mine may not have included food and drink offers. I sat there in my wheelchair without any bouncing around and just enjoyed the beautiful forested scenery going by.

[Cat Dancer]

I did make reservations in advance. The trip took about 3 hours each way (Tacoma to Portland and back). They had a lift-equiped train. I don't recall any offers of food and drink but otherwise it was a great trip, both ways. Shorter trips like mine may not have included food and drink offers. I sat there in my wheelchair without any bouncing around and just enjoyed the beautiful forested scenery going by.

Probably no food or drink on a short trip like that. Mine was 3 days/2 nights on the train. The whole back end of a car is converted to a handicap cabin, so you have windows on both sides to look out of, a lower bunk and an upper bunk (cabin will fit two), and a toilet and sink that can be curtained off for some privacy. You'd have to be able to transfer from your chair to the toilet/bunk, but there are handrails everywhere.

[agate]

Now that you mention it, I think that was described to me at the time. Bravo for Amtrak!

[agate]

About the flu: got the flu shot, got the flu. Whenever I get a fever my body goes out of whack. (What is IN whack anyway??) Legs weaken, blood pressure moves up and down, vision and hearing blur (I already have hearing audes in both ears), pounding headache. Such fun....not.

Sorry about the need for hearing aids. Did you find that they took time to get used to? Mine have batteries that seem to give out all too often but it's really only once a week. A neighbor just got hearing aids, and hers have batteries that need changing daily.