Vince is getting a medical alert bracelet
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
February 24, 2022 11:38pm CST
My husband, Vince, recently had a health scare and, among other things, he is on blood thinners. He has been researching medical bracelets and has discovered there is a great variety of these available.
One we dismissed as of little value. It looks very nice with a suede-type strap. The instructions said not to wear it in the shower or when washing your hands as getting the suede wet could cause it to stretch. That’s okay if you want to be bothered being so careful with it but what really took the cake (another idiom meaning the most remarkable/foolish of its kind) was the suggestion that we might like to keep it in its fancy little box.
Really?? And what possible use would that be if the owner suddenly collapsed? Needless to say, he’s chosen a different one.
The photo is of MY kind of bracelet. 
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
25 Feb 22
Yes a different one would be better.
I like your bracelet
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Feb 22
@JudyEv I have a few things I doubt I'll ever wear sadly just costume jewelry
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
@RebeccasFarm I seem to have quite a bit too and some of my mother's. None of it is of any value.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
25 Feb 22
Sorry to hear of his health scare I hope he finds the right bracelet for him soon.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
26 Feb 22
@JudyEv That is good he has one coming .
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
He has one coming so I'll write about it when it gets here.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 22
All it does is alert medical responders to the conditions of the patient. The one my husband is getting holds a piece of paper with his personal details, the medications he is on and the fact that he has diabetes and a heart condition. That's all it does but even that could be very helpful.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Feb 22
@Courtlynn likes to just look at her jewelry too not wear it 
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You bracelet is gorgeous! I think him wearing a bracelet to warn of his condition is an excellent idea! I may have to do that when the baby is older. Right now I’m with her every minute so unless we got in an accident and I couldn’t speak for her it wouldn’t be needed. Actually I should make a list in my glove compartment of the allergies and things my kids have in the event they are with me in accident. My older daughter has antibiotics that would cause an anaphylactic reaction if given to her.2 people like this
@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
25 Feb 22
I haven't worn it.I learn another idiom today.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8085)
• United States
25 Feb 22
I agree, a medical alert bracelet should be able to be worn anywhere.
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Feb 22
That is a strange thing to say for something like that.
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@Marilynda1225 (91115)
• United States
25 Feb 22
Your bracelet is very pretty. I love sparkly things
Hope Vince fnds the perfect medical alert bracelet for himself. Makes sense that he should wear one after his health scare.
Hope Vince fnds the perfect medical alert bracelet for himself. Makes sense that he should wear one after his health scare.2 people like this
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
25 Feb 22
I'm glad Vince chose a more practical bracelet. My husband should have one as well.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
25 Feb 22
That completely defeats the point of a medic alert bracelet. We bought one for our second son who has epilepsy. I found him something that was discreet and masculine before we went to Germany a few years ago. After we returned home he refused to wear it and says that all of his emergency information is on his phone. I think sometimes he forgets that there are plenty of us around who had our first aid training before the days of cell phones. Personally, I would still check for medic alert tags around the neck or on the wrist before grabbing someone's phone. I bet there are plenty of other folks around that would say the same thing.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
That's a shame your son refuses to wear his. I remember when he was first diagnosed with epilepsy. As for me, I'm battling to turn my own phone on, let alone try to get any information off anyone else's. 
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
26 Feb 22
Some of those are totally silly. Here they are usually stainless steel, I believe. And are worn all the time.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
The one he's getting holds a small piece of paper with a few details. He will wear it all the time too.
@snowy22315 (208945)
• United States
25 Feb 22
I like the bracelet in the pic. Most of the med alert bracelets I see are just plain metal. I could get behind a handsome silver one though.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
26 Feb 22
It's good to have a medic alert bracelet, safer.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb 22
@oahuwriter They obviously haven't thought it through. I guess they were just trying to come up with something a bit fashionable.
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
27 Feb 22
@JudyEv
But what your husband came across is hilarious! 
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