Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

Assuming that taxi service is available in your area, I suspect that the staff at the medical places would have been quite able to suggest a solution - more than likely it would be that you or Rowan take a taxi to your appointments, if friends or neighbors were not available for providing door to door transportation. That is the same solution suggested by several respondents to your OP.

Whether you would prefer to not pay taxi fares, or payment might cause a financial hardship is a different issue.