Hi Shirley and Barbra,
Thank you both so much for your replies.
Shirley, your medical alert bracelet sounds really great. I wish I had known about it before I spent over $70 buying and engraving this one. My bracelet does open up so I can put some of my medical information on the inside. Plus, I live in Massachusetts and most (but not all yet) of the hospitals here are connected via computer systems so if something happens there they should be able to access all of my information.
In fact, I recently signed something at my doctors office that will start here in MA, but hopefully become nationwide someday that will allow all hospitals and emergency providers to see your medical history. I know this can be open for debate, but in my opinion, I think that ultimately it will be good for anyone in case they are in any kind of accident. It saves the doctors time trying to figure out if there is a medical condition and/or providing a medication that could be harmful, (i.e. penicillin allergy) and will lead them to the right course of treatment sooner.
For now however and while I travel I will keep my medical bracelet on. It’s better to be safe than sorry and it’s “kinda” fashionable…I guess..lol.
Have a great day and thank you,
Mary
