MedicAlert - We Speak For You

Member Stories

MedicAlert is the voice for people with medical conditions, allergies, those taking medication and those with special needs.

If you have a MedicAlert story you would like to share with our members, please Tell Us Your Story.

Videos

“I can't imagine being without my MedicAlert bracelet” Watch Now Duration: 30 seconds

“It's so much more than a bracelet” Watch Now Duration: 30 seconds

“There's no one else that has that type of record that's linked to a bracelet” Watch Now Duration: 30 seconds

Children

• Lindsay, Halifax, NS

  “This is my daughter, Lindsay. She is 8 years old and wears her MedicAlert bracelet everyday. Lindsay was diagnosed with a latex allergy 2 years ago after she had two different kinds of allergic reactions.”
• Charlie, Holland Landing, ON
  Charlie Bailey has a rare skin disorder called urticaria pigmentosa. It's a condition which causes his body to produce overly high levels of histamines in his skin, making him prone to a type of allergic reaction.
• Robbie, Kapuskasing, ON
  MedicAlert member update: Robbie's now a member of the Alpine Ontario Junior Ski Team thanks in part to MedicAlert

Adults

• Louisa, Toronto, ON

  Louisa Soares Harper has learned to smile through her pain. Living with Fibromyalgia means living with day to day chronic pain.
• Kimberley, Toronto, ON
  Thirteen years ago, Kim found herself in a hospital ER gasping for air. Little did she know at the time she was allergic to the sulfa drugs prescribed to her for a routine condition.
• Jeff, Winnipeg, MB
  Jeff has been a member of MedicAlert since discovering at a young age that he had a platelet dysfunction.

Seniors

• George

  “I never thought that I would be wearing a MedicAlert bracelet. I was a Paramedic for 40 years in the greater Vancouver area. It is impossible for me to estimate the number of times I encountered patients wearing their MedicAlerts. It was hundreds of times.”
• Joan, Kitchener, ON
  Like many retired Canadians Joan Voll and her husband Ray are making the most of their leisure time.
• Don, Edmonton, AB
  Don refuses to let diabetes slow him down.