Traveling with MIL with TBI
I have read a few posts already about tips for travelling, ao I wanted to share my plan and see if anyone has any other input that may help.
so in August I am traveling internationally with my MIL who had a TBI a few years ago and still struggles with. we are travelling with my two young kids to see MIL’s aging mother and so she can meet her great grand kids.
her most noticeable symptoms are easily overstimulated, fatigues quickly, struggles to make decisions, and possibly balance issues… but she’s always been pretty anxious, easily distracted (**too** social, lol) and a bit wobbly. she seems to under eat as well… history Of eating disorder no idea if it’s related to TBI.
here is my plan to make this trip go smoothly for everyone, ease let me know if you think it’s appropriate or anything I might change/improve
- try to get her a wheelchair at the airport.
- set stricter boundaries for her and my oldest kid (4). for example, no sleeping together. these two are very close and they like sleeping together but grandma needs her rest.
- Print out an itinerary for my MIL so she knows where we are staying, routes to get there, etc
- make sure MIL gets time to unwind (I have booked her separate rooms, which should help)
biggest struggles I see are
walking with her and her horrible attention. I have seen her fall by just walking into a park bench…
Adapting to the daily itinerary… we Are traveling to europe so we are going to do some sightseeing. I think that will have to be balanced with some really chill days at the park or whatever… but that’s how I like to travel anyway.
any other travel advice that might help?