Have you heard about the Shirleys in Wuhan, China? Probably not. They are a family of four sharing strategies that are helping them thrive during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here are their tips:

1. They limit their travel, staying home all day everyday. When they do go out they practice social distancing and wear a surgical mask.

2. They beefed up their immune system. Remembering a recipe from Jamaica they make a brew with nutrient-dense ingredients including: ginger, honey, garlic, apple cider vinegar, and sour oranges. Sounds familiar right? Yes, Fire Cider!

3. They practice good hygiene. They each wash their hands frequently throughout the day, and they avoid touching their faces as much as possible.

4. They play tons of games! Dominos is their favorite and it brings them a lot of joy during this time of uncertainty.

5. They laugh together all day long! The Shirleys are laughing a lot because laughter is free, fun, easy to use, strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hope, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert. With so much power to heal and renew, the ability to laugh easily and frequently is an abundant resource for surmounting problems.

Our first travel experience was when our son, Cuba, was 3 months old. We flew from NYC to ATL, a 2.5 hr trip. The rest of our vacation consisted of us traveling on a plane from ATL to Fort Myers, FL and then another plane from Fort Myers back to NYC. So altogether within 1 trip we had an adventure of 3 plane rides with our infant.