Wow, she doesn't get it

[Aethian]

Any busses you could take to get there? Like Grey hound?

If I'm right and you still have some growing left you really want to get this done before that last growth spurt.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

There should be busses, I mean, it's Sun freaking Valley!
However. That doesn't mean there's any from your location to that location on Friday/the times you need. ... And it would probably mean a hotel stay.
From over here, your mother aggravates me. >_<

[Taboo]

First: I'm sorry for your mother being this way. =(

Second: I can't plot out an exact transit route without knowing where you live, obviously, BUT the internet is telling me that the Sun Valley Express shuttle goes from Boise (at the airport) to Sun Valley and back three times a day. I don't know if you're anywhere near Boise, but since that's a pretty major transit hub, you might be able to get there from where you are. The Mountain Rides Transportation Authority runs busses within Sun Valley. I also see quite a lot of Greyhound bus stops in Idaho, the list is here.

I really hope something in there is useful if your mother decides not to take you.

[Eisa]

Oooh, thank you, Taboo. I don't live in Boise but Dr. H did tell my parents there IS a bus there I could take. It's the bus BACK I worry about. Because if teh is right and I need a hotel stay...Sun Valley is freakin' expensive! I don't have that kind of money!

HOWEVER...apparently having a meltdown on the phone helped. When Dr. H called back, my mom asked if there was anything else we could do. He's actually willing to give me a ride himself--but he's leaving on Thursday and coming back on Saturday. So that's out. I could not afford that lol, although it's pretty awesome of him to offer. AND...the other person who's going up there? Has the same issue I do. So Dr. H said he would talk to her and find out if she's willing to give me a ride there. Hopefully yes. I'd only have to pay half the gas, and I'm totally ok with that, believe me! Just want to see this guy so bad and find out if there's anything I can do besides live with it. Like what kind of surgery, or anything like like a brace or something. I know from my MRI scans my talus bones are fused in the wrong places, and you can tell in the picture of my feet, that they're off doing their own thing.

I think the main thing I'm pissed about is the fact that my mom SAID that she would take me. I told her exactly what was up and exactly what I would do, and she said, "Ok, I will take you." No ambiguity.

But then she changed her mind. And I don't think that's cool to do to people. If she'd said up front "Honey I don't think I can drive all that way in winter," I would have understood. Been pissed, but understood. But the only thing SHE focused on was her directional ability, which was like derr ok I'll just make sure I get extra-clear directions. AND would have given me at least an extra day to try and find another route there, whether I found a bus route or asked another friend on FB or...you know, whatever. But changing your mind like two days later is pretty shitty.

Oh well, hopefully it works out. My feet are killing me today, too. I also started wondering...why do I have nothing stronger to take than ibuprofen? WTF Dr H lol, I want pain meds!

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I used to take buses places when I was younger. I had a crappy car, so if I wanted to go out of town, I took a bus. Can you not do that?

You mom needs her ass kicked. If I lived within reasonable driving distance, I'd drive you myself just to counterbalance the suck that your mom is bringing into the situation. For frig's sake, how can she not help you out here? That's just fucking appalling.

[Frantic Freddie]

I'm with ya RK....


Eisa,do you know anyone else that could drive you? Maybe offer to split the expenses....could there be a charitable vehicle service that get you there?

Hell,if I ws nearby I'd give you a ride.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Kink, there are busses-- it's just that Sun Valley is for rich people. As in you can't camp there unless it's at a KOA or something, which is probably closed for the winter. If Eisa has to stay overnight because / if Greyhound doesn't run that late, then she'd have to shell out a lot of money-- in all probability.
Linkies:
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguid...ey_vacations-i
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...Jjl8Ag&cad=rja
a google search will reveal all-- once I'm not drunk from lack of sleep.
:yawn: G'night

[Eisa]

^Yep, exactly. It's for teh rich peoples. I remember when I went on a trip to Sun Valley for the Ernest Hemingway festival--we had 4 people to a room, and it was still a decent chunk of money to come up with, plus extra misc. money for food, etc. The "not knowing when I would be done" thing really screws with me. Unless Dr. H. can provide an actual time--he knows of a specific bus and time, so maybe he would know about return times, as well.

I also love how my father told me tonight that I "was asking too much" of my mother. To drive 3 1/2 hours? Granted, the roads aren't the best in winter, but I also don't get how everyone puts down her sense of direction. Yep, that's gonna make it better! Tell her how much it sucks!

Ah, well. Still hoping that the hopefully-nice-wonderful lady will agree to give me a ride. Also hope she doesn't turn out to be a murderous lunatic with chainsaws for hands. For one thing, I don't see how she could drive with those.


Edit: Also, apparently there are no buses that run from this town to Sun Valley. Jeez guys, I know we're poor, but THAT poor?

[Marmalady]

Eisa, I'm reading this thread and I wish I lived your side of the pond so I could drive you where you need to go.
I have a son and if he had any kind of medical / physical issues I'd not want to leave any avenue unexplored that might help. Surely we all want our kids to be as happy and healthy as they can be?
Sending you big hugs and a chocolate fudge cake

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yeah, you know, I have NO sense of direction, either. I have have trouble telling my left from my right and have no sense of distance. I, and this is no lie, got lost in my own backyard. I live on a wooded acre. My yard aint that big.

I drive out of town, alone, all the time. I will have a wad of maps in my lap and a cell phone with a full charge, but I can do it fine.

Your mom is using that as a crutch. She needs to get off her ass and do the right thing.

[Mikkel]

Could you take the bus to the first change, thus getting out of the rich folk reservation, get a room there and finish the trip the next day?
I really hope you'll get there.
Could your doctor bring x-rays or scannings of your feet? It would at least get you and him some recommendations.

[Barefootgirl]

I am quite literally speechless that your mother won't drive you to a place where someone might be able to sort out your feet. I think its quite disgusting, frankly. Yes, its a bit inconvenient to drive for seven hours - but its not like you're going to pizza or something, is it? You're going to see a doctor, for heaven's sake! My daughter is 8, fortunately she is fit and healthy, but if she needed to see a specialist for something, i'd push her in a wheelbarrow if it came down to it. its what parents do for their kids.

I really hope you can get a lift with the nice lady, and i hope your mother is suitably ashamed of herself.

That Sun Valley place is amazingly expensive, isn't it?

[Eisa]

Oooh yes, it's expensive lol.

I don't get it much either, but she's been like that my whole life, really. If it's not important to her, then it's just not very important. And she can't see why it's important to me because, according to her, "you already know what he's going to say." No, I don't. I really don't. He might say surgery is the only option...but then, it's like ok what kind of surgery? Or can something else be done? Or medication, or...just so many variables and she refuses to see them because she's made up her mind that my feet are totally unfixable except for surgery, and she's certainly not going to pay for surgery. And apparently insurance probably won't because "it's cosmetic." Yeah, because otherwise, they get to pay for my wheelchair. Have fun with that, guys.

I know that my doctor wants to bring x-rays/MRI scans etc. of my feet, but I don't know if he would bring them regardless of me coming or not. He was supposed to call me today, but it looks like I get to call him. And soon, because apparently he's "leaving early" today. No one knows what time that means. Yikes.

I still don't even know what bus he's talking about because every bus route that was in this thread plus Greyhound does NOT have a route between here and there at all. I even looked it up on Google Maps through one of the links and...nothing. What am I supposed to do, hitchhike in? Even my dad can't figure out what bus he's talking about--he called whatever the doctor said apparently, but there's no answer. Lovely.



Also, Kink: That's what I think. Yes, she has bad direction, but why would she want to just wallow in that and not ever try to fix it? Or work at it at all? Like my dad said when they had to go down to SLC and back...she drove on the way back cuz he'd just had surgery. It was completely straight except for ONE turn. If he hadn't told her what turn it was, she would have missed it. But I think it's more that she's not confident about it and thinks she's wrong that she actually gets turned around...not that she really can't find her way around.

Also, thank you for the cake, Marmalady. Om nom nom.

[Parrothead]

Couldn't your dad drive you?

[Eisa]

Couldn't your dad drive you?

He's a diabetic and on lots of meds for various health conditions--so he was like "I could drive you there, but we'd both be stuck there."

However...

My doctor's office called and left us a message while I was in class.

The other person said that YES, she will give me a ride.

Now just have to get in touch with her lol--don't want to call her yet, she might be at work, etc.