As if we hadn’t had a busy enough summer with all of our bowling trips and arcade outings, we decided to plan another day of fun-filled activities last week. My boyfriend, Frankie, and I loaded up the car and headed to Hershey, Pennsylvania, with my two kids, Cayden,…
accessible travel
My 6-year-old son, Cayden, loves to spend time outdoors, especially at the new accessible park in our town. He also likes to blow bubbles, paint rocks, and throw a ball. He basically enjoys everything that most children his age like to do. Cayden has never been able to walk…
For 25 years, my vacations had always revolved around visiting family. My wife and I would pack up the minivan and take our four boys to Southern California to visit Grandma. We did all the fun things, such as visit amusement parks and the beach. But the thought of traveling…
It’s been four years since I was diagnosed with late-onset Pompe disease. At that point, I felt like my life was over. There were still so many places to go, events to attend, things to see. I thought I’d never be able to experience all I hoped to do…
A recent Hawaii vacation I took with my wife and friends was incredible, as I wrote in my last column. I’m enthusiastic about sharing even more about my experiences traveling while living with late-onset Pompe disease. I consider myself to be semi-ambulatory and can walk for short periods…
I was excited yet nervous for my recent bucket-list vacation to Hawaii with my wife, Jean, her best friend from Montana, and one of my co-workers. The four of us flew six hours to Honolulu on Hawaiian Airlines and stayed on the ninth floor of Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club,…
Flying can be an ordeal for many people with disabilities who rely on wheelchairs to get from point A to point B. Sometimes disabled travelers get to their destination only to realize their wheelchair or scooter is broken or missing. In 2019, the year after airlines were required to release…