Recently I went on a long holiday abroad. As we all know this requires a lot of planning. In our case we spent a few weeks camping and a few weeks at homes of friends. On average I use one diaper per night and two pants during the day. Counting all I had to take enough stock with me to go beyond a normal travel bag. Secondly you have to think what you wear during camping, which is different than when you stay with friends in a nice clean environment. As a result I brought with me 3 plastic pants, bed protection (cotton), pants I wear over the diaper and underneath the plastic pants to catch any leakage of the diaper, different covers, bigger jogging pants etc. The holiday was really great. Heaps of fun, beautiful weather and lot's of adventures. At the end of the holiday I noticed that my planning worked out really well. I had 6 diapers left over and only needed to buy one pack of pants in the grocery store. I was super relaxed due to the good planning and support I get from my wife.
What I wanted to say is that my wife gave me a big compliment once we got home. She told me I handled all extremely well, without stress and showed to myself that I can do anything I want. "The incontinence does not stop you to do anything. You were a bit nervous before the trip, but you showed all is possible. I'm proud of you". I was surprised but super proud as well getting this compliment.
So, well ... how do you deal with your incontinence ... sometimes it's a big struggle, but sometimes it shows that we can do anything we want to do. It shall not stop us living our life. We should never forget that.
Cheers, Bob
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