The NMSS replied that the non-impaired cards can be obtained from the Rocky Mountain MS Center for $10 (NMSS doesn't provide them)
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You have to provide physician verification of MS Diagnosis with the application
Seems like a lot to go thru for this card???
What's the benefit of the card?
1RiskyRich i guess so they don't pull u over and take u in if u can't walk a straight line?
I have a state issues handicap tag & card. Free from the state Motor Vehicle. I'm sure that enough.
That's what I have too Rich. I don't currently drive or drink alcohol. Just look like it later in the afternoon 😊🍸🍺🍾🥂😄
Could one simply buy a medical ID tag or bracelet indicating our dx and meds? I guess that wouldn't be official enough for a traffic cop. Yes, that does seem like a lot of work to get that card as you've described it.
greaterexp that makes more sense to me. I just posted this after we began a discussion about it in another thread but didn't know the resource to contact to purchase it.
I got some from the MS society but they stopped providing them so this is good information.
As I read this entry, I couldn't help but think of the therapy dogs and how many people have scammed the system, buying identifying vests on line, and taking their pets places only certified dogs should be! I can see an MS ID card being abused the same way if precautions were not taken! Less than honest people could see it as a "get out of jail free" card.
bavery207 i never knew people did that with therapy dogs. Sad! 🙁
And that's an amazing amount of effort to go thru to get out of a DUI with the MS card.
Besides it being a scam and unethical, I'm superstitious enough that I'd worry that I'd bring on a disability by doing either. But there are certainly people with more deviant morals. 😈
After working for a shelter this erks me too..Personally I dont like dogs in my shopping cart they do contaminate.Tell the husband that....It takes a lot to certify a dog and I respect that a lot.Anxiety pals also require a paper.Ive seen cat, guinea pig, oh sheesh..do we treat others as well?
There is a site called RoadID.com where you can buy an ID band and put information on it. Also, for a little more than your initial $20.00 bucks, you can get a band with a link to your online information. Medical conditions, medications and next of kin. Any information you want to put on there. Having been an athlete long-distance bicycle in my last life, I know that law enforcement and medical ER people are trained to look for road ID.
CalfeeChick I have this on my running shoes. Good suggestion!
erash, it's Fancy1959. Before spending your money, check with your neurologist. Some provide them free if you ask. The benefits are many. Listed on the front is:
Your name and address.
Your Physsician/phone
Your emerengy contact/phone
Then mine states, "The owner of this card has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic disease of the central nervous system. Common symptoms are listed on the back of this car and Vary from person to person.
On the back of the card it then reads:
Common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
* difficulty walking/decreased balance
* double, blurred or loss of vision
* weakness or extreme fatigue
* speech difficulties ( slurred / slow)
* numbness or partial paralysis
* confusion, short term memory problems
* bowel and / or bladder problem ( loss of control, urgency)
* person may have MS medications with them ( oral/injectable)
erash and bravery, of course, unfortunately, people will find ways and reasons to abuse a good thing. But I truly believe this card was meant to save MS patients from being fasly acused. One lady with MS I spoke to said as she was hanging onto her cart for extra balance as she left the grocery store, (an action that I bet that I am not the only one who does this regulary), when a police officer followed her to her car. As she was finishing loading her grocery using the car to help support the heavy bags and her balance as she was loading, the officer stopped her. He asked her if she been drinking and then ask her to walk a straight line from the car to him. She explained she had something in her purse to help identify her medical situation and she got her card out of her purse. At the same time she got her driver's license with her photo an address on it. Once the officer verified the names and addresses match and the picture was on the license she got him to flip over the back of the card. After he finish reading the symptoms of MS he apologized and left. Think what would have happened to this lady if she has not had her MS card with her.
I have also used my card two get me inside of large arena activities in severe weather. Many of us understand dangers of being exposed to extreme cold when you have cold intolerance with MS. Mine can act up in 10 minutes or less. We went to the rodeo and was in a line at least 30 minutes long that wrapped around the side of the Arena even though we got there 45 minutes early. After waiting almost 15 minutes and not even being halfway to the ticket window I knew I was getting in trouble. Despite my husband and sons objections I was not going to get sick if I could help it. I went in through the middle door and went up and ask the first person I got to direct me to a supervisor on duty. When I got to him I had my driver's license and my MS card and I asked him if they had any handicap access for the Arena. I explained I had MS and showed him my card and I explained I had extreme cold intolerance and standing still in one spot for very long was also very hard on me. I asked if there wasn't some way to keep me from becoming ill by bypassing the long line in the severe cold. He pulled my family and me in immediately. I never felt bad about it because if you have ever dealt with the Rinaldi syndrome you understand that falling on the floor and screaming in agony is not something you want to do in the middle of a crowded arena.
Fancy1959
Great idea, I put on my list to ask my neuro in March. In the mean time, I will have to practice walking straight lines 😂😂😂
I also have raynaud syndrome. My neuropathy gets much worse in the cold as my fingers and toes become ice cubes. No fun 🙁
bavery207 ironically I saw a brief news report about suspected abuse of service dogs last nite. The gist of the report was that some who need a service dog have invisible disabilities and are actually not abusing the system...others of course do 🙁
@erash and @ Fancy1959 Please do not think that I am in anyway against people having the help they need. I taught for 37 years and my classroom was often the class where special needs children were placed, whether their need were visible or invisible. The original post talked about the MS ID card and, the writer commented that a Drs. verification etc. seemed like a lot of trouble to go through to get the card. That prompted my response that, unfortunately, there are those that will abuse the system, be it service dogs or ID cards. I think the card is a good idea and will look into getting one. Erash, thank you for the post.
bravery207, it's Fancy1959. Not to worry, we are all not going to have the same opinions all the time. The key is in this chat room is to voice your opinions with respect to others at all times. We value your opinions and are glad you have become part of our extended family. 😎
Thank you for bringing this post up erash ! When l was looking around for ID cards for MS, l did come across the same you did along with another. Who wanted the same, letter from your Neuro, and l think it was 10 bucks.
I think the best one l saw though was the medicalert.org/product/cata...
Which is the ID necklace and bracelet and such.
But lm asking my Neuro if he ever makes an appointment for me. (I'm not making it)
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