Posts Tagged "travel insurance"

Medical Care and Vacations

Posted by on Dec 1, 2009 in Healing, Life Lessons | 0 comments

This Friday will be three weeks since I had emergency surgery in Puerto Vallarta to repair a compound fracture of my left ankle.  I’m home recouperating now and this week I will re-visit my Orthopedic surgeon again, I’m hoping the sutures will be removed and a more rigid cast applied so I can drastically improve my ability to get around.  Right now I’m limited to my family room, unfortunately my “good” leg has a torn meniscus so until I learn to levitate I’m really challenged. If you received my newsletter you know I am willing to share some of my experiences about travel and healthcare. All my medical documents are in Spanish and...

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Traveling Misadventures

Posted by on Nov 25, 2009 in Life Lessons, Uncategorized | 0 comments

We arrived home from our little vacation in Mexico on Sunday November 15th but the trip wasn’t quite what we had planned and as they say “life is what happens when you are busy making plans.” During our lovely stay in Sayulita Mexico I fell and severely fractured my left ankle. After having surgery in a Mexican Hospital I returned home and as my friend Starr mentioned being handicapped is indeed a humbling experience and I have to agree. As I managed my emotions and limitations the past few days I realized for me there has to be a grieving process to acknowledge my loss of independence. Some of the things I’ve experienced: * I’m aware of what is handicap...

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