| What a good day. It started out with the same
medical routine as every day before, but the day was different. Constantine celebrated
his 45th birthday in quite the extraordinary way. A festival was in
the air and soon after he and Sergiy braved the cold sea water we started the
celebrations. The swim was a dangerous outing for Constantin who faced the
rough seas. If anything went wrong he would not have much reserve energy to get
himself out of trouble.
From a medical perspective I am starting to be
more and more concerned about Andriy. His skin color is not good and he is
really not looking well. I have suggested that he takes some fluids but he is
reluctant to - until we reach land tomorrow - I hope we do so sooner than
later. They all still have amazed me - tomorrow will be seven days without food
and water. The severe lack of sleep on board is making their goal so much
harder. I have not heard of or read about such a long dry fasting period
before. This may change the limits of human survival times set by conventional
medicine. Rewrite the clinical books... How many "search and rescue" events in
the past were given up when there may still have been hope if this ultimate
survival is possible?
I am turning to my bunk under a quarter to moon
listening to the some Ukrainian folk music in the background. Tomorrow we will
see land again. |
