20/07/2024
*Request for help for a friend who has some health challenges*
A friend of mine has had a very challenging health diagnosis, and some treatment that has not worked, gone wrong and or been incorrect.
She's just messaged me, in a very distressed state, and so we had a good chat.
Left with very limited options on the NHS side, she has been recommended to get some treatment in Southampton for a week, with a well renowned alternative therapist, by someone who achieved excellent results.
The challenge:
She needs help to travel from St Helens (near Liverpool, North West UK) to Southampton for treatment, and to travel back after approximately one week.
Due to her medical condition, she needs ideally accompanying, or at least GUARANTEED help lifting cases and medical items on and off trains at St Helens (or probably Wigan), at the Birmingham change, and at Southampton, plus assistance to get them to her hotel, then the same on the way back, approximately a week later.
An alternative might be for someone to be able to drive her from St Helens to Southampton and back , although that might mean having to stay in Southampton for the week, or travel back and return a week later, or maybe two (or more) different people.
She's not asking for financial help for her travel, treatment and accommodation, although obviously this will take up someone's time and potentially THEIR travel or fuel costs which would have to be covered somehow.
So I'm putting this out there to see if anyone can either
Coordinate to help her load at St Helens , unload transfer and reload potentially at Birmingham , then unload at Southampton, then repeat a week later,
Or
Offer transport (car etc) from St Helens to Southampton, and then return trip a week later.
She's going to be pretty dependant during the travel, with lifting cases on and off, so she needs a guaranteed offer / solution.
No dates arranged yet, as dependant on ensuring travel can be arranged.
Anyone got any ideas of who could help (individuals or charities or other)?
