@santosha Thanks for posting this resource, Chris. It's a helpful checklist. I'll be traveling back to the US from Guatemala on Tuesday and am already preparing myself mentally, physically, and spiritually for the trip. I plan ahead for my meds (for several medical conditions), and have recently started taking an extra single dose of prednisone (the day before travel, day of, and day after) against the possibility of inflammation (for my Rheumatoid Arthritis). I have been traveling more frequently, thanks to feeling much more stable. I just passed the nine months seizure-free mark.

I appreciated some of the tips in the article b/c in late September I will be traveling alone to NY for a weekend conference and staying at a hotel--a very different and challenging trip than what I usually do, traveling back and forth between Iowa and Guatemala, which has become a familiar routine for the last dozen years with my husband.

For NY, I will look into what medical facilities are near the hotel and alert some of the conference staff, as the article suggested. Some of my triggers come from the constant visual overstimulation of being around many people, unfamiliar surroundings, and uncertainty in the travel day. I plan for time to rest and, if necessary, not participate in all the conference activities. I have a dear friend who lives in the city who I can rely on, too.

Thanks to the encouragement and stories of people in this group, I decided that this NY trip is a healthy goal for me, both a challenge and a reward to live a full life--with adequate precautions! Good thoughts and prayers appreciated!