Attractive Epilepsy Jewelry

[PhylisFeinerJohnson]

Medical alert jewelry goes back more than 50 years, when simple bracelets and necklaces noted a wearer’s medical condition. It was a great idea to help emergency personnel provide faster treatment. But as smart as the idea was, some people were less than enthusiastic to wear it because it was so downright unattractive.

Now there are plenty of great looking alternatives, for example, you’ll find some very cool bracelets at:

Peace of Mind Jewelry http://peaceofmindjewelry.com/charity.htm#Epilepsy_Awareness_Bracelet where $10 of your purchase is donated to the Epilepsy Foundation.

Fiddledeeids http://www.fiddledeeids.com/ you’ll find a whole array of beaded medical alert bracelets, charms here, you name it.

Lauren’s Hope http://www.laurenshope.com/category/87/womens-medical-alert-jewelry has medical ID bracelets ranging from casual to elegant…you can even create your own custom bracelet.

Alert Medical Bracelets http://store.fastcommerce.com/alertmedicalbracelets/home.html with bracelets and anklets that are stylish, pretty, affordable…and interchangeable, which is a fun concept.

The bottom line? You don’t have to sacrifice style for safety!

 

[Crystal11]

That's cool to have those links on there.
I chose Medic Alert by Medic-Alert Co. It was started 50-60 years ago I believe.
I like the sterling silver bracelet because its heavy and will last a long time and its small. There is an ID number and your most important medical information engraved. Then you have a file at their call center and you can go online to change any information such as medications/doses and conditions or contact info. You also have three doctor's contacts as well.
They also print out a copy of this file that they see on their computers- I carry that in my bag, wear the bracelet and also have a plastic/credit card type Medic Alert card in my wallet that can be easily accessed.

I did choose American Medical ID for my necklace because I liked the design better. Medic-Alert necklaces are too big for me and I did buy one for $80. My bracelet cost $80 too but I like it a lot. My necklace from American Medical ID was solid sterling silver and cost about $60.
Anyway- I did put my most important medical condtions on there with the ID number and phone number of the Medic-Alert call center.. So the emblem is from Americal Medical ID but all the info is from Medic-Alert. LOL sort of chose a new item but have the same info on both ID's.
They probably thought it was weird to put another company's info on it, but oh well, I got what I wanted LOL.

When I switched meds, I was able to go online and get a new print out of my file and was able to add a condition (Migraine) that I was recently diagnosed with.
It does cost $35 per year to have the service, but to me it's worth it. Even if its never used in an emergency- I believe its great to have.
We travel a lot around the city of Austin and I think that it anything ever happened while separated in a store or other place, someone could easily contact Medic Alert and get necessary information.
I actually have on file that I use sign language, call interpreter imm., has guide dog named Umbro. Plus Epilepsy, Visually/hearing impaired and migraines, tachycardia/PAC's and Patent Ductus Artiriousis repair.
If you have another condition or request, they can add it to your file with no problems.

LOL Sorry for a long post here but thank you for posting links about medical ids. I'm sure it will help out.

Crystal

 

[CathyAnn31]

Some of those are really nice.

I do find it ridiculous at the cost tho. A beaded bracelet isn't worth $60, nor is the tag stating the health condition. I think it's a major ripoff personally.

Maybe I should just make my own. :twocents:

 

[epileric]

As much as some of them might be pretty, if I had a paramedic in a panic trying to save my life I would want it to be very obvious that my bracelet or necklace is medical with information on it & not just decorative.

 

[PhylisFeinerJohnson]

Go for it CathyAnne!!!

 

[Zoofemme]

I think it would be great if someone would make these where they were more affordable. Frankly, they really aren't that much different than the ID tags I have for my dogs...those only cost me $6 each. Heck, all of my animals are microchipped at $25 each, with annual monitoring at $17 ea a year...that is cheeaper for 4 animals than it is for me by myself. I think they take advantage of those with medical issues

 

[PhylisFeinerJohnson]

Here's a cool idea, sarted by Jennifer Schnegg, on my website: " I used to have one (A standard med alert bracelet) for years and the EMS never looked at it. So, now I wear one that no one could miss. It's made from 3 pet collar tags engraved with epilepsy, dr. name and number, contact info. Its cheaper too."

I have 2 red (hearts) and 1 silver in color. I got them made at the website “pettags4less”. The cheapest place to get them made. They even have the most different colors and tag styles as well as engraving styles. Check it out."