Yes, thank you.
You're not with us, but Leo is here next to me. Leo provides a number of services to me. I get spasticity in my legs from my MS, and certainly being crunched up into an airline seat can be very difficult, so he provides what's called deep pressure. He literally lies on my legs.
However, as Mr. Fenton mentioned, they're meant to be on the floor. We had a couple of moments when Leo would get onto my lap, and the stewardess would come and look at me. My response was, “Bring it on. Let's talk about this, shall we?”
I did get the extra seat because we were travelling within Canada. This was Leo's first time flying. Quite honestly, it was easier to fly with Leo than it is to fly with my wheelchair. I've only had the one experience. I expect I'm not going to be going anywhere internationally until things change, because I can't deal with having a dog and a wheelchair while flying out of this country.
As I mentioned, I can't support myself with my upper body strength for the length of time it takes to be in an airplane seat, but my parents are 80, and they live in England. You can imagine all of the stress it places on me when I can't do any of that.
In addition, COVID did a number on my anxiety. Leo is well aware of what happens to me if I start to get anxious—