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Plan more than you think you need to
From Randy, we learn that sanitation is high on the list: a 5-gallon bucket and some garbage bags, a shovel, and wiping material. Also, some anti-bacterial wipes, lotion, soap. “The less water you use the more for drinking,” he said.
In Better Together, Sarkfam reminds us that we really need to carefully plan ahead for natural disasters: “An emergency preparedness/evacuation kit usually contains items like food and water for 72 hours, batteries, first aid supplies, garbage bags, duct tape and cell phone chargers.” That really hits home; that’s nowhere near enough to get through a major natural disaster. So plan extra.
“And what about the chronic illnesses that will be made worse by the natural disaster itself or the stress of having endured it?” he added.
Shelley really gets our minds going by her story. “I buy all my medical supplies (online), and now I have no access to them. Maybe this is naive of me, but I did not realize that I wouldn’t be getting mail for weeks.”
“The (doctor’s) office was closed so I was unable to get a prescription called in. I ran out of my most important medication and had no options for getting more. Not only was the doctor’s office closed, there were no pharmacies open either,” Shelley concluded.
Shelley’s accounting not only reminds us that we need a plan to assure we won’t run out of our meds, or any needed supplies, following a natural disaster.