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Danny van Leeuwen shares his experience of cave tubing in Belize using forearm crutches, emphasizing teamwork and trust.

Health Hats walks & floats through ancient Maya caves in Belize with forearm crutches, teamwork, trust, and shared decision-making every step of the way. Watch this episode on YouTube. Audio is published, but not the same Podcast episode on YouTube Summary What does it take to go cave tubing in Belize when you use forearm crutches and have no electric wheelchair? For Danny van Leeuwen, it takes the 3 T’s: Time (a half-mile walk), Trust (in guides and companions), and Talk (real-time decisions about stairs vs. river crossings). HHP245 is a first-person GoPro video of Danny floating through the sacred Caves Branch River — ancient Maya ceremonial grounds — with his wife and friend Linda. It’s part adventure, part health advocacy, and part proof that with the right team, you can push your capabilities further than you thought. Click here to view the printable newsletter with images. More readable than a transcript . Contents Please comment and ask questions: at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn via email YouTube channel DM on Instagram , TikTok to @healthhats Substack Patreon Production Team Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach…

People in this episode

Host: Danny van Leeuwen

Guest: Linda

Topics covered

• cave tubing
• health advocacy
• teamwork
• trust
• decision-making
• Maya culture

Keywords

• cave tubing
• Belize
• forearm crutches
• Maya caves
• health advocacy
• teamwork
• trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Health Hats

Places: Belize, Caves Branch River, Maya

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