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RE: Police&PD&ID again: During one of my seemingly endless wanderings on the internet, following PD links one after another, I came across an offer for a Parkinson's Medical alert card from the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. I don't know the URL, but I am sure I placed the order by email, filling in a form on the site. There was no charge. It is a tri-fold, and folds to fit in a standard wallet card pocket. On the back of the card are places to fill in the usual: name, address, person to call, physician, medications and so forth. On the front is printed: MEDICAL ALERT (in large red capital letters) I have a condition called PARKINSON'S DISEASE (also in red) which makes me slow and sometimes I cannot stand up or speak. I AM NOT INTOXICATED (in large red caps also) Please call my family or physician for help. and----- National Parkinson Foundation., Inc. 1501 N. W. 9th Ave., Bob Hope Road Miami Fl 33136-1494 1-800-327-4545 and--- A warning notice about medicines, incompatible with Sinemet, which might cause an increase in Parkinson's symptoms. I keep this with my driver's license and donor card, since I almost never go out of the house without identification. Since I have more than PD to contend with, I also keep a separate list of all medications and what they are for. I agree with Edith that a necklace or bracelet would also be useful. I'm not sure one could get enough information on it and still make it easy to wear. I think the warning about incompatible medicines is especially valuable, that is, if anyone bothers to read it. Nancy P. There is more than one Nancy on the list I think. 65/62/56 > RE: Police&PD&ID: After reading some of the posts, I got to wondering >how many of us wear some type of ID on our persons. I've heard about Medic >Alert-there must also be other reputable organizations as well. > >Then I got to thinking about what information such an alert should hold. If >it's possible, I'd like Jorge and Bob to offer suggestions along with >the rest of us. You, too, Kathrynne, if you're on line. > >Actually, I'm beginning to take this seriously because there are many times >when I don't have any kind of ID on my person. Something around my neck or >wrist could prevent more damage in case of an emergency. > > RE: The Epworth Scale-Just to Share: After I posted the other night, I >took the sleep scale. My score led me to an immediate contact with a sleep >lab-no surprise to me. However, I had already been examined and had spent >time in the sleep lab to no avail. They could find absolutely nothing >wrong with me. It's like my eyes. There is nothing wrong with my eyes, >but some days the clouds don't lift until early evening. That's the >designer PD umbrella for some of us! >E of the headdress ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn