Hello again, this time I found a contest over at http://www.travelinsure.com/contest/ipad.asp where you blog about your worst travel fears.
This is inspired by an actual trip I've been on, but fortunately it ended up on the not nightmare scenario. The fear, ending up in a foreign hospital (and one where, justified or not, you have less confidence in the expertise, cleanliness, etc....). This would suck because a) medical care is already not an enjoyable and it takes a while to develop trust for something major when you know your doctor well. b) any communication barrier between you and proper medical care is frightening, and c) even for something minor it could screw up your return dates by just missing your flight or needing to not be contagious before you return...
We were on a trip once to and my wife started getting particularly ill right before coming home. We made it on the plane and she was miserable but trying super hard to make it home. We made it, went to the hospital the same day and she was in the hospital for about a week. The thought of being in a hospital for a week, going through the procedures she experienced if we were not home in the US, is frightening to say the least.
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