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Old, Bald, Fat with gMG. 🙂
We have found a great way to spend time together and also plan for the future – traveling. Cruising.
We have been on 2 cruises since I got this thing and are signed up for 3 more. We will cruise the Inside Passage – Alaska, the Eastern Caribbean and a big one, 28 nights in Sept ’25 to Egypt, Greece and other places in the Mediterranean that have been places of interest to us for a long time.
We did not realize that for a relatively small down payment you can pay for your cruise monthly, to the cruise line, and pay off before you leave. Travel insurance is also available that allows one to cancel for any reason and get your money back. It also has a $50,000 emergency air transport benefit, if required. Yes it is a bit more money, but we feel more comfortable if we have to cancel because of my gMG
We are now looking for our next adventure place.
We started with a short cruise 5 nights to the Caribbean, out of Galveston, and decided that there are a lot worse ways to spend time. Yes, it does cost some money but if managed it is be possible. For us, it has worked.
There are a couple of things about cruise ships that work for me. Lots of bathrooms and chairs. (Two of my basic needs.) 🙂 The food is good and there is usually something different to see about every day. We are always able to find places that are not over run with people where we can sit and look over the rail, and read. Also people watching is interesting.
The process of learning about the vessel routes in relation to what we have not seen, how to get there and how much it will cost has been occupying a portion of my time. I also fly a simulated airplane all over the world. XPlane 12.
The ship’s Hospital/Clinic have ventilators and all of the basic stuff that can keep me alive until they fly me out. Yes, it is a risk.
My physical capabilities are drastically reduced due to this disease, but have found that we/me can do as much or as little as we please or are able while on the vessel or on shore.
We live in Houston, so a flight to Seattle and back this Sept. is necessary for us to take Alaska cruise. I do have concerns about this flight and have some Hydroxyzine to back me up. This is the trial flight as we will also sail out of Ft Lauderdale and then out of Rome for our 50th Anniversary.
We are getting up in age, and taking into account of my condition, we have decided that either we do, and try to do, or sit in our chairs.
I apologize for my rambling and long post.
Scott
gMG since 2019