by Michael | Nov 7, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Last month, I met David at the Albany Community Center on San Pablo Avenue during a senior resource fair. His 68-year-old wife Susan used a power wheelchair after her MS diagnosis five years earlier, and David looked exhausted. “I can’t get her to doctor...
by Michael | Nov 7, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Last Tuesday morning, I spoke with Carol outside Bay Area Physical Therapy on Solano Avenue. She was in tears after canceling her father’s third consecutive physical therapy session. Robert, 73, had suffered a stroke six months earlier and was making real...
by Michael | Nov 7, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Three weeks ago, we received a call from Jennifer, whose daughter was getting married at the historic Albany Hill venue overlooking the Bay. Jennifer was sobbing—not tears of joy, but heartbreak. Her 82-year-old father, who used a wheelchair after his stroke,...
by Michael | Nov 7, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Three years ago, we met Helen at the Solano Stroll. She’d been using a regional transportation service for her wheelchair-accessible rides, but they operated out of Oakland and didn’t really know Albany. “Last week, my driver couldn’t find my...
by Michael | Nov 7, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Last winter, I met Carol at the Albany Senior Center on Marin Avenue. Her husband Frank had been gradually losing mobility after his stroke—some days he could walk with a walker, other days he needed his wheelchair, and lately he’d been experiencing both good...
by Michael | Nov 6, 2025 | Handicap Transportation Services
Last month, I spoke with Maria at the Safeway on Solano Avenue. Her 82-year-old father had missed three cardiology appointments in two months because his usual ride kept canceling at the last minute. His doctor had warned that skipping follow-ups after his heart...
