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• Hiring a Driver
• Posted: 2010-09-21 01:43:08 By Arlissa V
• Hello there. I'm 27 and have RP. I was diagnosed at 23. I no longer drive at night, but lately find that there are many activities I'd like to take part in at night. My husband works late, so I can't rely on him. I'm thinking of hiring a personal driver. Does anyone have any experience in this?
  
  I've looked at sites like WeDriveU and YourCarOurDriver, but they're a little expensive for me ($35/hr, 3hr minimum). I've also heard of people who hire college students to drive them around. I'm a little afraid of the liability and risk involved with hiring someone I don't know and who's not covered by one of the driving services mentioned above.
  
  Any thoughts, advice, experiences? Also, does anyone know of any financial assistance for these types of things? I don't qualify for disability because I'm only legally blind at night, not during the day.

• Hiring a driver
• Posted: 2010-09-25 16:37:13 By Jeffrey A
• Hello. I am Jeff from PA. 55 years old with RP Diagnosed at 30. If you live in PA, there are some programs that actually pay people or someone you choose to hire such as a friend drive you a certain amount of miles per month. At this time i forget the name but will try to find out and post it here. Good luck to you.

• Posted: 2011-07-12 15:31:46 By Christina H
• Hi, I'm Christina in San Diego. I'm 27 and was diagnosed when I was 22. My e-mail is chrhayes@gmail.com . I was wonderding if you'd like to talk sometime to share experiences and what not. Also I can ask my dad about driver stuff, he used to have one, but then moved to an area with better public transport.