Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 Label that envelope either with bright color MED ALERT or something else that will be eye catching. Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > >Reply-To: >To: >Subject: Re: Laci >Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 07:55:40 -0800 (PST) > >Sara ~ Thank you. You bring up such a good point. I have often thought of >what would happen in this situation as often as Dylan and I are traveling >places together without anyone else. Stupid that I think of these things, >but I worry - with Dylan being non-verbal, very uneasy to handle/aggressive >in unknown situations (especially when there is commotion), and being a >type 1 diabetic. I've often joked about micro-chipping, especially after >we micro-chipped the dog. We try to get Dyl to wear a medic-alert, or >plastic bracelet, but he's a houdini and always gets them off. He also >acts like it's " killing " him whenever he has them on. > > When I get a chance tomorrow I am going to put an envelope taped to my >sunvisor with Dylan's med. info. inside. > > Becky > > > > >sara cohen wrote: > Here is a scenerio for you. You and Landon are in the car and there is a >wreck (G-d forbid) . You are unconscious. Landon has no ID. No >identifying info. Who will tell the medical people what his needs are? >Does he wear a medical ID? > >We have a non-drivers driving license with pix for Elie. We also carry his >medicaide card in the car. He does have a medical alert necklace, but it is >off as much as it is on. > >When our typical kids were small, I carried an envelope with a big red >cross >on the front with all their medical and emergency info in it - taped to the >sunvisor. People thought me paranoid, but I worked ER for a long time. The >worst scenes were unidentified people with no idea of medical history. The >IV we start that we thought would give necessary volume to counter shock >could also kill some people. To say nothing of missed underlying issues >that could be life threatening. > >Still think we should all be micro chipped!!!Not for identity necessarily, >but for medical isues. > > > >Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > > > > > > >From: " Laci Richter " > >Reply-To: > >To: > >Subject: Re: /Karyn > >Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:46:24 -0000 > > > >Interesting things to think about. Landon flying anywhere won't ever > >be an issue though, and we'll never travel out of the country with > >him. Landon has pulmonary hypertension, and has been nixed for flying. > >Plus, I doubt I'd ever even entertain the thought of the fight of > >trying to get him into an airplane. I would still probably obtain an > >ID for him, he'll be 16 in August, but I doubt we'd ever really need > >to use it for much. > > > >Thanks for the info about the Selective services though. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <> > they meet him, he's the quivalent of a 2 year old, isn't toilet > > > trained, and doesn't talk. They're not really going to draft him for > > > anything, right? It's not like he can DO anything in the selective > > > services. How do they deal with that?>> > > > > > > Hi, Everyone........ALL 18 y/o males have to sign up for > >selective > > > services. They only take everyone's name and address. There is not > >a place to > > > mark any sort of disability down, etc. They could be deaf, mute > >and blind and > > > still have to sign up. If there is a draft, then, that is when > >they decide > > > based on more 'evidence' that you CAN NOT perform in the military. > > > Also........when ever one of our kids turn 16/18, it would be a > >good idea to go to the > > > Driver's licence center for your state and get them an 'official' > >ID. One > > > doesn't have to drive in order to obtain it. If you are travelers, > >then, they > > > will need that ID in airports, etc. Mom and Dad's word isn't worth > >'squat' > > > nowadays because of security issues. Just something to keep in mind. > > > > > > Prayers coming your way, . Hope all goes well. > > > Take care, Everyone. > > > Margaret > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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