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Oh, and let me remind you of the fact that you HAVE that possibility. 
Wonderful things like that cost, unfortunately, but you have them. I'm 
a lot more careful (though sometimes it doesn't sound like it) because 
if something horrendous happens out here....well, it just happens, 
doesn't it.  The medical bills in the US are pretty stunning as I found 
out last spring when  my daughter was hospitalised in New York for 4 
days for dehydration from a serious sinus infection. (No I don't 
understand how it happened, but she couldn't keep any food down and 
there was no choice) It was 10 thousand USD and thankfully, mostly 
covered by her university insurance.  There is an up and a down side to 
everything.

My sympathies, Beth, and I know that your post was mostly a major groan 
over a major expense that you never planned on.

Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
Cairo, Egypt
www.alsorat.com

"The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and 
you miss all you are traveling for"  Louis L'Amour

On Friday, Sep 10, 2004, at 01:37 Africa/Cairo, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
wrote:

> > Don't forget  that your daughters flight involved Helo maintenance 
> > crews
> > [Helicopter and medical equipment staffs], the Pilot, 2 flight 
> > nurses, a
> > doctor on the radio at the hospital, the fire crews and paramedics on
> > the ground that made the Landing Zone safe and the radio Command 
> > center
> > staff that coordinated the entire rescue plus the Air Traffic
> > controllers that cleared a direct flight path though the bay area for
> > the helicopter to fly safely.  It took a heck of a professional team
> > effort to make sure your daughter got the best care possible.....
>
> Bless you for speaking up for the wonderful service that various life
> flight folks provide.  I'd add in addition to the things you've listed 
> the
> cost of all the portable life-saving equipment that these flights
> carry--you're darn near in a mobile ER when you're in one of these 
> things!


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