I heard a story the other day that was kind of sad but ended in a good way. I can't remember if it was on the news, if I read it in the newspaper or a friend told me about it. It was about an elderly person who has alzheimers and walked out of their house and was lost for about 12 hours. His daughter had come by his house to visit with him and he was gone. The car was still in the garage and the house/car keys were on the kitchen table. But he was nowhere to be found in the house or around the yard. So she figured he'd just gone for a walk - something he did daily. But after 3 hours went by and he hadn't come home yet she started getting worried. She called the local police station hoping they could help. She also called the local hospital to see if he was there and no luck. Luckily, he had been wearing his medical id which had his name, her phone number and that he had Alzheimers written on it. Just as she was about to go out and start driving around her husband called. Apparently he had walked 5 miles to a grocery store and when a clerk saw him wandering around the store looking lost, he pulled him aside and saw the medical ID and called the number. When he called he got the huband who then called his wife. She was so relieved to hear he was okay.

I wish they had something like that back when my Nana was alive. She had alzheimer's in her early 60's and it got really bad right before she died. She left their apartment a few times and would be gone for hours. I remember how nerve wracking it was wondering if she was okay. I think these medical ID's are an awesome idea!!!! Every alzheimers patient should wear one!