Health Matters

Before our first extended trip, when we were still living in Connecticut, Marcia and I visited the foreign travel clinic at our local city health department. We brought our itinerary and got all the required and recommended shots for the countries we planned to visit. Even though we no longer live in that area, this clinic keeps an ongoing record for us, which allows us to call and find out which vaccinations need to be updated. We do this before every trip abroad. We also maintain our own records, including keeping track of minor ailments, which helps us know when problems may be recurring more often than they should. … Back to Article