Melinda S in TX Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hannah's Make-a-Wish trip is at the end of this month. My 17yo daughter is in a reclining wheelchair and has severe allergies. We need to carry food for her to last the airplane ride and for a day until we find somewhere to buy her food once we get there. She will also have diphenhydramine capsules and diphendramine liquid because she will be on it around the clock while we are gone. What special things do I need to do to get her wheelchair on the plane with us and her food and meds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm really happy that this trip is happening for your family! I don't have specific advice, except to call the airlines. I believe they are very accommodating in cases like this, and will do everything they can to help you out. They will tell you everything you need to do. Ask them to put everything you are discussing in their records, so that an airline employee anywhere can access it. Get the name and extension number of the person who helped you, and keep it on you during your flights. Document everything carefully, so if there are any questions at the airport, you can show your "proof." (You may need a note from your doctor, too.) I would also plan to be at the airport early just to make sure everything goes smoothly. I'm sure it will. Handicapped people can go through special, fast lines and get special help the whole way. Take advantage of it. (I recently had a related experience with an airlines, but hadn't called ahead of time to confirm everything. Everything would have been solved if I had just called ahead of time!) Have a fabulous trip!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I second contacting the airline and getting a plan in place to smooth the screening process. Also, is there a national group for families with your dd's illness/disability that might have members near where your MAW trip is who could provide info on where to get food, supplies, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Do call the airport/airlines, both your departing and arriving airlines, just to make sure. However, as a Make-A-Wish family, you will be escorted port-to-port, and pretty much everywhere in between. They are lovely (DS had his three years ago). At the point there's airline officials greeting you, and Make-A-Wish people escorting you, TSA is pretty kind to you. From personal experience, my son was g-tube fed for a few years, and when we traveled we had to bring his blended food. I always had a note from his doctor (on letterhead) that the food was medically necessary, that he had to have it, and that it couldn't be purchased inside the terminal. It was a pretty comprehensive letter, but this was before the TSA became slightly more humane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I wish you all a wonderful trip...Do call and document with the airlines. You might want to even call again the day or night before to re-confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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