The wheelchair user said all he 'could think of was just the worst case scenario'
A man from Lancaster claims he was told to 'go to a pharmacy' after his bag full of vital medical equipment was lost during a short flight.
Flying multiple times a week has become second nature to the wheelchair specialist, particularly when it comes to travelling with medical equipment. Shaun requires the use of intermittent catheters to drain his bladder daily - without the constant stock he carries with him, he says he would be required to stop drinking to avoid an accident.
"On this one occasion I was only flying to Belfast, which is only 40 minutes away so I didn't think anything of it I just thought it was fine, it'd be okay, what could possibly go wrong," He said. "I just said, 'Look you know the bag that's not there, it's got medical equipment in with my catheters'. I'm not bothered about the clothes and toiletries it's more the fact that I haven't got any medical equipment, because I didn't think something like this would happen," Shaun said.
Without any further help in the airport, Shaun left empty handed with Aiden. Luck was on his side as hospital staff were able to provide Shaun with his vital medical supplies for the rest of his stay but he says the entire situation could have been a lot worse had his job not been located within a hospital.
"My other concern was, I might have an accident, I'm 51-years-old to actually have an accident in your chair is embarrassing at the best of times. So that's all going through my head as well and all I could think of was just the worst case scenario - it was more I wasn't able to drink, wasn't able to take anything, so I was parched.
"I could understand if a bag was lost and there was nothing important in it- there is always important things in the bag but it was more the fact that it was my medical necessities that was a key thing. If I wasn't out there working with a healthcare company, then I would have been I would have been stuck, permanently stuck because I wouldn't have known what to do.
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