tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post9115998093665944200..comments2024-03-06T11:07:23.753-05:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Health IssuesPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-53803565836938407832011-01-24T11:06:31.571-05:002011-01-24T11:06:31.571-05:00Appreciate the helpful answers to my question. I&...Appreciate the helpful answers to my question. I'm always trying to find encouraging things to relay to my husband so I can "waylay" his concerns as I hope to retirement on the island. Hope you are feeling youself again and many thanks for the wonderful pictures!Julie S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-18474950565038471042011-01-24T06:47:51.908-05:002011-01-24T06:47:51.908-05:00What a blessing that as modern medicine has improv...What a blessing that as modern medicine has improved on the "mainland" the hardy Ocracoke residents (and visitors) have better access to quality medical assistance. <br /><br />I was on the island when a medical helicopter arrived to transport one of your older residents (a Mrs. Scarborough) to the hospital in October, 2009. Unfortunately, she didn't survive. She was over a 100 years old, if my memory serves me correctly, and she had fallen in her home. I really felt the sense of great, personal loss while I was visiting the island. I believe she had celebrated her birthday only a few days or weeks earlier and Kathleen O'Neal shared that it had been quite an event. <br /><br />It was impressive to see the helicopter and the medical team jump into action. It's wonderful to have a hospital located on the Outer Banks as well as the medical clinic on Ocracoke. What peace of mind.<br /><br />Hats off to the medical folks who care for all of us who either live or visit for a short time to enjoy the awesome beauty of Ocracoke island.<br /><br />Thanks, Philip, for the great info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com