Today I am posting from Jerusalem, Israel, where I’ll be staying for just over two weeks.
As some ML readers know, my mom is a retired travel agent and my dad a retired physician. Our vacations were always fantastic and fun, besides an informational bonanza of sorts: we’d take in some geography, history, art and language — even in English, we’d pick up new words during competitive games of Scrabble.
Some of the lessons I learned were medical. Exotic cuisines, sun-lit visits to ancient ruins and long airplane flights — these all provide health challenges, especially to the elderly and others with chronic illnesses. So I thought I’d take these weeks as an opportunity to review some of the ways I’ve learned to take care of myself while exploring places far from home.
Because I’m a hematologist who’s cared for people who’ve had deep venous thrombosis and as a patient who’s had one, the topic of avoiding blood clots seems like a good place to start (next post). Later, I’ll cover is how I manage with water and hygiene in places without modern plumbing, and how I choose among foods in foreign places.
I hope these tips may be helpful to some readers wherever they venture.
Looking forward to your posts.