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M AY 2 0 1 6 7 7 Wellness CloCkwisefromtopleftCourtesydebwalterCourtesysafepassagedebwalters Fantastic Voyage Determination a big heartand one little yellow kayakcarry Dr. Deborah Walters 2500 miles to complete her fund-raising goal for Safe Passage in Guatemala City. InterVIeW By ClaIre Z. Cramer I n July of 2014 Dr. Deb Walterssci- entist grandmother and social activ- istset out via kayak from Maine on a personal quest to raise funds for Safe Passage an organization dedicated to pro- viding education and health services for the children of the sprawling Guatemala City dump neighborhood. A few months into her voyage she was stricken with a herniated disk in her neck and was forced to suspend the trip. Spinal surgery in South Carolina and rehab ensued. Unde- terred she got back in her kayak and complet- ed her 2500-mile trip this past January. What was it like to be all alone in a kayak with a health crisis I had a massively herniated disk in my neck that was causing muscle loss and doing a little nerve damage. It wasnt related to the kayaking expedition but I think from about 20 years ago when I accidentally dropped a kayak on my head and went around for over a week with my neck at an angle. It was January of 2015 in Georgetown South Carolina that I finally got the right diagnosis. Id been having some trouble for years but thought it would go away when I was in better shape. Instead it just got worse. I stopped four times during the expedition for medical diagnosis and advice. Folks gave I built my wooden kayak 16 years ago but Joey Schott of Turning Point Kayaks remodeled it for me just for this expedition. He made it fit my body perfectly. It has four watertight compartments. So just like the Titanic its unsinkable. Clockwise from above left Completion of the voyage in Key West in January Guatemalan children at Safe Passage and paddling the Florida. coast