What if it happened to you!!!

One of the scariest thoughts that may enter your mind while preparing for a long or extended stay or trip is, “What will happen if I get sick, hurt or disabled while I’m gone?”   It’s a question as important as any research you might do for your travel, but certainly not as pleasant as thinking about your destination.
Travel insurance for health care, or trip cancellation/interruption is an option, but the reality of what to actually do when it happens is frightening, and the costs of travel in this situation is a gigantic challenge, especially if insurance isn’t available, for one reason or another.
Families often must face a difficult set of decisions for a loved one.  “What is the best way to provide emotional, social/relational/spiritual /family support for the one we love?”  Proximity to family is a huge motivator, often dictated by the expense of travel back and forth by a family member(s), or the cost of a care facility where the patient is located.
Or, “since we live so far away, can the whole family find a better way to care for our loved one closer to home, where we can also provide care and love too?
Satisfying relocation needs for near-death circumstances often becomes a factor.
A medically supervised transfer is a way to satisfy the family’s need, to be closer to the patient, or for the patient to be closer to a next phase, i.e. hospice care, a move into a relative’s home, or to a different medical facility.
We don’t want to think about such things, but life is real, and often includes decisions about transporting loved ones for medical reasons.  It’s comforting to know there are professionals whose life’s work is to help in these circumstances.