When is the last time you did something completely unpredictable? That is the sentence I started with last week. It didn’t take me long to come up with something!
Unfortunately, this past Saturday evening I took a bad fall when my husband and I were out of town for the weekend. I knew immediately that I had broken my leg or ankle. Luckily, we were in the Outer Banks, so not too far from home. We drove an hour to the Nags Head Hospital, the nearest medical facility. I can’t imagine if this had happened further from home and I had to fly in this condition. Thank goodness that is where travel insurance is worth every penny.
One question I get from clients quite often is whether or not the insurance is worth the money, because in their eyes, there’s nothing that would stop them from taking the trip they have been planning for so long. I completely get that, but that’s not really why you get insurance, it’s for the unexpected. Those things that you can’t possibly plan for, like broken legs, storms that close airports on the day you are supposed to fly, or even busted pipes. We worked closely with clients several years ago when a volcano erupted in Iceland and grounded air traffic throughout Europe for several days.
Insurance is one of those necessities in my opinion for any trip, unless you are comfortable paying for a trip that you may not take and could possibly loose every penny of your investment.
I got lucky and was close to home, so travel insurance was not an issue for me. What it does mean is that I won’t be leaving my house for a while. I hope to be back in the office the week of April 9th, but I haven’t been able to speak to the Dr yet about how realistic that date may be. I had an extensive surgery this past Monday to repair the three breaks and stabilize the ligaments, I am home now, but can’t put any weight on that leg for at least 6 weeks.
In the meantime I’ve brought Ann up to speed on all of the clients who are currently in the planning stages of travel. You are all in good hands. Of course if you have questions or concerns about your vacation you can reach out to me by email, but I can’t promise that my response time will be what you are used to. Don’t hesitate to call the office and speak to Ann or Dana if you need an immediate answer.
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