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'Amazingly, I don't qualify for hospital transport' - Peter, 79 ‘I have a disease which make me pass out in cold weather and affects my mobility. I also have active epilepsy, so I’m unable to drive. I have to ... weekly blood tests. ‘I find it painful walking and I can’t go far - I get too knackered. ‘To get to hospital, I take three buses but over this last year, it has been too stressful to use the buses. My condition