Part 5 of 5 9 months later…. You are sitting at your desk, sipping your second cup of coffee. “Feels good to be back’” you think to yourself. It’s a slow day at work. Slower than usual. Since the bioterror event your hours have been cut. You have been back to work for...
Part 4 of 5 As the week wore on you see on the tv that people are panicking. Looting stores, setting cars on fire, and general hysteria has set in. “Why do people do these things?” you think to yourself. The refrigerator is almost empty. The stay-at-home orders are...
Part 3 of 5 “Why are you back home?” your wife asks, after hanging up the phone from her conversation with the pediatrician. “Did you forget something?” You briefly relay what transpired. The sign on the office door that read “closed”, the strange radio announcements...
Part 2 of 5 Your days at the cabin blissfully melt together, the mornings filled with a steamy hot mug of coffee, fresh eggs from the local farm cooked on the woodstove and anticipation of what the day’s activities will bring. The air is crisp and clean. There is a...
Part 1 of 5 Medical care not available. What to do? You have decided to load the family up in the car and take off deep into the mountains to your friends off grid cabin to get away and regroup from this crazy world. You planned for a full week of fishing, hiking,...
As 2022 marches on, our world is becoming increasing unstable. Worldwide conflicts are causing worldwide, nationwide, and local problems. We are now faced with out-of-control gas prices, which will have a trickle-down effect, not just at the gas pump, but in every...
As the pandemic winds down, more countries are opening their borders to international visitors. The postponed trips to see loved ones, business trips, tourism and medical tourism are slowly becoming a reality. Given a little forethought and planning will make your...
What is hypothermia? Hypothermia is caused by prolonged exposures to cold temperatures. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced. Lengthy exposures will eventually use up your body’s stored energy, which leads to lower...