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New driving service can help you stay independent advertisement The transition from family home to assisted living or a senior community can be difficult for many. Depending on others to cook your meals, do your housework or most of all to drive you everywhere you need to go, may make you feel you've lost your independence. But DriverOnCall can help keep you on the road—safely. Just ask Beatrice Linder, a vibrant and vigorous 91-year-old who lives at Independence Village of East Lansing. A mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, Linder values family and lives for her children who motivate her, bring her happiness and help keep her active. She also loves spending time with friends for dinners, movies, lectures and other events. "I love to go out on the town," she said. "It keeps me young." Two years ago, however, Linder had surgery that left her unable to drive at night. Suddenly, she found herself unable to keep commitments with friends and family because she could not find a driving service that was available 24/7. Her kids tried to accommodate her needs, but they had busy lives of their own. "My kids wanted to help, but you don't want to bother your kids everyday, and I had hair and nail appointments, shopping and other things I had to get done," she said. One day, Linder's daughter-in-law told her about a driving service she heard of called DriverOnCall that offered 24-hour-a-day service, providing licensed and insured drivers to transport you in your own vehicle wherever you need to go. Both Linder and her children quickly found it to be the answer to their prayers; the perfect solution for providing the safe, friendly and affordable transportation Linder required to retain her freedom. Linder began using DriverOnCall at least three times a week for salon appointments, prescription pick-ups, grocery shopping and occasionally a social event like dinner and a movie with friends on Saturday night. Soon she was using DriverOnCall for transportation to visit family and friends in Flint and West Bloomfield. Best of all, she could go where she wanted, when she wanted, simply by calling DriverOnCall. "I am never bored, I don't know what boredom is," said Linder. "I always have something to do and somewhere to go. DriverOnCall gives me freedom. It allows me to do the things I love." That freedom is especially helpful when scheduling medical and dental appointments. Linder, who recently had a heart attack, was able to easily make all of her cardio therapy appointments each week without having to schedule them around her kids' schedules. She even calls DriverOnCall to assist when her car needs an oil change. DriverOnCall has become a lifeline for Linder who appreciates how easy the service makes her life. "My life is simple," said Linder. "I don't clean, I don't cook and when I need a ride, I pick up the phone and that is done for me. If I didn't have DriverOnCall I would be stuck at home." Instead, she said she has drivers who are "well-trained, attentive and who help (me) in and out of the car." As one of DriverOnCall's most valued customers, Linder admits she is very pleased with the growing relationship. "Whatever life is going to be, it is going to be to the quality and standard I like, and that would not be possible without DriverOnCall." For more information, driveroncall.net or call 1-888-713-7483.