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When Sail Life Sucks: A Night in a Greek Hospital
July 23, 2023 · 7 min · 617 views · Arta
What this video covers
Kelly suffers a miscarriage while sailing in the Ionian Sea, requiring emergency surgery that spans two hospitals and nearly 26 hours over two days. The week opens in an unmarked bay off Meganese, then moves to the port of Bathy for resupply before the couple sails back toward Lefkada for a scheduled prenatal scan.0:13 At the maternity clinic in Lefkada, Kelly learns the embryo has stopped growing and is told to go to hospital immediately.1:22 The closer hospital in Preveza runs blood work and two hours of tests before concluding it cannot perform the procedure and redirecting them to the hospital in Arta, one hour inland.5:24 Kelly spends the night pre-op in Arta, sharing a single hospital bed with Eddie, eating soup after being told she should not have eaten the chicken already served to her.3:57 Staff speak little English but are described as kind.4:56 Neither hospital charges them.5:10 The ordeal covers one doctor's office, two hospitals, and roughly 26 hours before the procedure is completed and they return to the boat.6:50
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