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ladysailor > wrote:

> Fortunately Mike still had his foot when I arrived but he had a nasty
> hole on his ankle where the doctors dug out the worst of the
> infection. They eventually covered up the wound with a skin graft and
> today he is doing great.
>
> While Mike was still in the hospital we hired a delivery skipper to
> bring the boat to Australia and we are delighted to be back on board
> and living a normal life once again. Normal for us anyway. ;-)
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
> Barb
> s/y Arabella
> www.sailinglinks.com

Geez Barb, I missed that somehow.

Glad he is doing ok!
You may want to consider carrying some antibiotics on board for
emergencies.
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Peace! Om

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