Kathy,

Whenever I've booked a flight on-line they have an area to fill out for 
disability assistance if you like. I've never checked it and just used my 
cane real time and have  had no issue. In fact one time I decided to take 
them up on the little electric cart cause it was a long way to go and wound 
up waiting for the right cart to come by for like 45 minutes. I then 
started walking and just asked someone where the baggage was and I followed 
them there. In short, usually always, the flight attendants will ask you 
upon exiting when traveling alone if you need assistance but you need a 
cane or something so they know you have a disability by sight. I'd not 
recommend the wheel chair, I have traveled with someone with one and I 
found it to be more time consuming. Just tell the folks when you check your 
ticket at the gate you like assistance from gate to gate on your transfers 
and you'll have someone just walk you down. If they call for a cart, tell 
them you can walk, it'll be faster. If you get hard pressed and can't find 
a ride, and I'm kind of speaking out of turn per se here but, let me know I 
can see if  I can find someone to get you there.

Brad



At 04:24 PM 1/9/2007, you wrote:

>Hey Guys,
>We're still waiting to get the latest update on my dad, but one 
>possibility is that I fly out ahead of my family so that I'm sure to make 
>it there and then have Greg and the kids join me, if needed.  This way, 
>the kids will miss less school and all that.  Anyway, in talking to our 
>travel agent today, she advised us that I should request a wheel chair to 
>insure that I get assistance between flights.  I'm going from Bangor to 
>Boston, Boston to Chicago and Chicago to Green Bay, if I can get one of my 
>siblings to pick me up from the airport.  GRIN!  That's still 50 miles 
>from my dad, but it's close.  Anyway, is there any way around this 
>wheelchair thing?  The agent said that if I don't, the airlines is  more 
>likely to forget me.  I'd love your thoughts.
>Kathy