it appears that the individuals of qantas care, kindly, but it would be good to make a shift in perception for the operations department. When i was a club member i generally received great support. i flew to Melbourne twice a year, and even NZ and Brazil for healing. Always Qantas as they would look after me. Now that my club membership has expired i have flown 3 trips and have a lot of trouble, so this time I wanted to speak out to avoid it happening again. I can't cope with treated like a second class citizen when life is just so hard already, and I mean really hard. I had tried to renew my club membership but was advised that my form hadn't been received and 6 weeks was too late for it to be backtracked. I explained my situation and was told it didn't affect anything, I didn't want to pay to start again when i dont get to use any services (and cant work), but needed it for the extra care and service required. i was advised that the service is identical and qantas never offer complimentary. I assure you the service is NOT the same, makeing an already difficult life harder. To travel with a disability requires a lot a courage and strength, and planning, unlike an abled bodied traveler. It is not undertaken lightly. We need support however.

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Debbie BryantJanuary 7, 2011 at 2:56amSubject: Hi JoanneHi Joanne...just wanted to say how wonderful I think an article I just read about you was. I too have MS, 50 years old and race V8 cars which I took up about 4 years ago, love adventure sports, and 2 adult sons and husband that continue to find modifications so I can continue what I love - I diagnosed with MS 11 years ago!!...can be quite a challenge at times but so great to see people raising awareness of what can be done, not what they can't do...xx