Originally Posted by
Machka
What about when you can't walk? Or cycle or drive?
How do you go about your daily life? How do you get to your follow up medical appointments?
Like let's say you broke a hip or leg or badly burned a foot or something.
What resources does your area provide for those sorts of circumstances?
Answer to all of the above: I have an emergency fund to purchase a car. Hopefully friends and relatives can help out if I can't drive. There are door-to-door public transit options in my city as well for just this reason. This is a real concern for anyone who depends on their two feet. Hell, I can't even get into my house in a wheelchair.