Susan Cross left the country believing she was healthy. During her Caribbean vacation,

she hiked and snorkeled. But days before she was to fly home her appendix burst and

she nearly died. She and her husband had to scramble to coordinate her treatment.

Cross learned the hard way that a passport is not the only travel document required for

international trips. Now she is making it her mission to help other travelers to create

their own Medical Travel Portfolio.

The author of Power of Disruption: A Memoir of Discovery, the story in which she

documents her Caribbean experience, Cross says a Medical Travel Portfolio should

contain both a Medical Biography and Medical Contact Sheet. The bio includes a copy

of your itinerary, health insurance card and relevant phone numbers, your basic medical

history, and a list of current medications and immunizations.

Cross is a media veteran; as a PR person for corporate America and a crisis

communications specialist, she has been featured on NPR, HGTV and in the New York

Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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