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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Somewhere near here
Posts: 11,421
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Legendary
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Somewhere near here
Posts: 11,421
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These cards are a good idea. I make my own. They can be easily laminated with packing tape. I even make a pull tab so I can easily pull it from my wallet. Some people I know put the card so it hinges off their driver's license.
I find it is best to have multiple copies so you can hand the card to the person who needs to read it. I do this at TSA at the airport. With no need to take it back, there is a better chance they will read it all and refer back to it.
Mine says:
Please be patient with me. I suffer from a
brain injury that causes me to over-react
when confronted with shouting or someone
barking orders. I respond by getting loud.
Any assistance to help limit excessive
auditory stimulation is helpful.
I can easily print this in 12 pt type on a piece of paper that is smaller than a credit card.
I also have my ICE information on my cell phone. Emergency personnel know to check cell phones for ICE ( In Case of Emergency) information. Start the name as ICE plus 'wife Susan' or 'mother Diana, mil Debbie, ' ect. Emergency personnel know to check this right away.
This issue is an important one. One TBI survivor I know uses an iPhone/iPad app that will speak for him when he is under stress and struggling with word finding. It states the issue based on an icon he selects.
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Mark in Idaho
"Be still and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10
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