Transportation is independence and freedom to a person. Loosing that can be very traumatic. When I worked in the pharmacy I remember elderly people that would take cabs to come pick up their medications or they would rely on family members to help. I personally know how this feels. I lost my company care when I got laid off as a pharmaceutical represented. I had given my personal car to my sister years before. It took about a month to find the right car for me in my budget. During that month it was hard relying on my boyfriend for rides or borrowing his truck. When I finally found a car, I felt so liberated and decided that I would always own a personal car. I think that in the manuscript that the family handled the situation right by hiring someone to be on call to give the mother a ride when need be. I think just the idea and feeling that the mother can leave the house when she wanted probably gave her some peace.
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