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The fire departments/emergency services in many municipalities encourage keeping your current med schedule, contact information, etc in a vial in the refrigerator (they frequently provide a container to strap onto the refrig shelf or to put in a freezer. We actually keep our med information in a zip lock bag in the freezer door.....easily updated......by slipping in the current tear off receipt from the pharmacy. hand written info re contacts, relatives. Just grab the zip lock bag on the way out the door to the ER or to the MD. Make sure friends and neighbors know that this info exists. Encourage friends and neighbors to do the same. As far as ID bracelets go.......I would much encourage people to use Medic-Alert based in Turlock, CA......it is an ESTABLISHED medical history repository. They have the bracelets available. They KNOW how to maintain an active database.....and probably providing accurate up to date info re: your physician and contact is primary need....as well as drug allergies. Most of us have not only PD as part of our medical history but others issues as well..........allergies, previous surgeries etc...... and MORE IMPORTANTLY.....this is a reliable source that the MEDICAL as well as SAFETY (police/fire) community has confidence in and is accustomed to using........and has WORLD WIDE contact available with all sorts of back ups in place. I do not have a financial interest in Medic Alert.....but have been a member for many years prior to PD diagnosis. Why seek another fix when one exists that works. The fee is minimal for a WORKING solution. Rita Weeks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn