Tag: Medical & Seasickness

Cruising Life, STORIES, TIPS & IDEAS

A cruising wife’s A to Z - Part 1 (A to L)

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This is the first half of a 2-part article published in the South African Sailing magazine of April and May 2014.

I have been living on Merlin, our 44ft Dean Catamaran, for the last 5 years, 2 of them spent cruising across 2 oceans with 3 kids. I would like to share some …Read more

Cruising with Kids

Family health in the Pacific: The kind of story you want to hear

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In light of recent press coverage on the rescue of the Kaufmann family in the Pacific, I’d like to offer a very different (if less spectacular) story as a …Read more

Cruising with Kids, W&C NEWS

Cruising families rally in support of sailing with children and of the 'Rebel Heart' family

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“Let the naysayers know that there is no greater gift you can give your children than the beauty of the world.” Cruising Mom, Cidnie Carroll

The Kaufman family aboard SV Rebel Heart was rescued at sea this week when their youngest child became sick during passage from Mexico to the Pacific. This news has spawned …Read more

Lessons Learned

Just a little heart attack

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Here is a fabulously funny video by the Go Red for Women campaign about heart attacks in women. It’s not about cruising but it can help save some …Read more

TIPS & IDEAS

First Aid Afloat

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Under the guise of a routine checkup, I set up an appointment to see our doctor before we quit our jobs and lost our medical benefits.

I didn’t need the doctor to check me out; I wanted her to check out my list of  First Aid supplies for our boat.  Paul and I were going …Read more

ASK YOUR QUESTIONS, Beauty-Health-Fitness Q&A, TIPS & IDEAS

How to cope with seasickness? Here’s what works for Lynn Terwoerds

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I was wondering if you have any thoughts/comments on how to deal with and cope with seasickness. I have tried the scopolamine patch, ginger, the wrist band w/ electrical pulses, and now stugeron. We sail our boat on the Puget Sound, and when on our boat I never get sick. However, when I have been on a …Read more