There you are, standing at baggage claim, watching everyone pluck bags off the carousel until… You’re the only one left standing, no bag in sight. After you regain your composure, your first stop needs to be the airline’s lost baggage office, which should be conveniently located somewhere in baggage claim. In fact, don’t even think […]
I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do […]
Planes and airports can be tough on your body in more ways than one, but with a little pre-planning you can sidestep the worst of it and stay healthy when you fly. Pat-downs vs. scanners Every so often the topic of overexposure to radiation courtesy of airport scanners will come up, especially concerning frequent flyers. […]
We were traveling to visit our daughter and her family in Atlanta, Georgia. As we left the airport in a rental car we were involved in an accident which resulted in our hitting the median wall and totaling the rental car. We were transported by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta. Taken to the trauma center […]
My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma. The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she […]
“Safe travels!” is our favorite sign off. Truth is, though the world at large isn’t out to get you, you do need to make some provisions for an unexpected medical emergency when you travel. More often than not you’ll come home safe and sound, but all it takes is that one time to make you […]
