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TIFU by going to the Belgium Grand Prix with a client

TIFU by going to the Belgium Grand Prix. Of course this happened yesterday but I didn't have the time to post. I (36f) was asked by a client to go with him to the GP. It sounded like a really good time and nothing like my usual work. I am a caretaker and normally I do the 'normal' stuff. Getting physically handicapped clients ready for work and all that sort of stuff.

I went to my client around 6.30 to get him out of bed and ready to go. 9.30 we were off to the circuit. Normally the drive is a little less than 2 hours but we arrived round 13.30. already a bit worked up because the parking for invalid's was already full (how can you sell more places than you have?). But we were helped correctly and found another spot thank God.

After we put on our rain clothes we went to the circuit and found a nice spot. We had lots of fun together in the rain and it sucked that the F1 cars only did a few laps.

Well, after the 'race' we went back to the car and then it all started! It took over 2 hours to get to the highway but what was worse: over soft, sandy roads, which were washed away mostly. My client can't control his muscles anymore due to Duchene disease and I strapped him in tightly. Wheelchair was strapped in, his head was bound to the wheelchair. The roads were so, so bad.. they looked like a golf ball but you couldn't see which deep and which were not because all of the rain.

At some point I saw my client going left to right in his wheelchair and it hurt my heart! Even his breathing system fell apart. I was going as slow as I could, I got overtaken by people on foot so yeah, I was going slow. It hurt him big-time, his neck and arm are still hurting to day. I felt guilty I couldn't do anything about it, there wasn't another road to take.

We came back home in 1 piece and I put him to bed and I came home around 2.30. It was a long, hard day to see F1 cars come by 5 times.....

TL;DR: TIFU because I let my client get wet and hurt for seeing F1 cars go round 5 times.

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