I knew that you could buy medical ID bracelet's with allergy and illness info on them but what I didn't know is that I could buy one with medical instructions on it, like Do Not Resuscitate.
Years ago Ken and I filled out living wills, advanced directives and power of attorney papers for each other. All of my family knows that I don't want to be hooked up to any machines, tubes ect.. and I will not give or receive any blood or organs. It's against my long held beliefs that if I was meant to have extra blood or an extra body part, I would have been born with it. The idea of receiving someone else's blood or organs just makes me ill.
I figured since I already have the paperwork, it would be a good idea to have a bracelet just in case something ever happens and my family isn't around to let medical personal know what my wishes are.
I got mine online at Amazon.com and they engraved it for me and gave me a larger chain at no extra charge. I know this might seem morbid to some but I wanted to make sure my wishes were met.
Does anyone else wear a medical ID bracelet?
Don't wear one at my sea, once I'm dead, I don't care what they do to me lol as for machines, only if there is a good chance I'll wake up and be normal, if not, pull the plug
ReplyDeleteI don't, there's no reason for me to. No allergies or wishes against any western medicine practices.
ReplyDeleteNo, although I do need to have a living will. A co-worker told me if you don't have that will in place and something happens, you leave your family member to make a decision as to when to unplug you. Most people don't want to burden their families with that decision.
ReplyDeletePat- Thanks for your input.
ReplyDeleteAdam- I can understand that.
Stephanie- That's very true.
I used to have one but I took it off. I wore it for over five years. I should really put it back on but I am unsure where I put it. I wore mine for extreme food allergies.
ReplyDeleteNo, but that makes lots of sense. I did not know that it was that easy to get either--Amazon and then it is there for you. Nice.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend Mary.
At Walgreens, for $29, you can buy a flash drive medical alert bracelet. The hospital inserts the flash drive and your entire list of meds, allergies, and ailments listed pops up. To engrave a bracelet for me, it would be easier, smaller, and cheaper to just have everything tattooed across my chest with "continued on back".
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