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Medical Alert System?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Dothan, AL

I been thinking about getting an alert system since im home alone. My service dog can be trained to press the button if i have a seizure and need help. He alerts to some seizures and barks if im down longer than 5min or goes and find the nearest person
Problem is my family has lack of communication skills. They ignore my service dog when he is trying to tell them something! Going back to me having no support at home. My question i guess is... if i can't get them to listen to me or my service… read more

December 13, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

i think it is not the dog, its the family. you have to get a meeting and tell them this dog is a seizure dog. if the dog barks, you need to listen and respond.

December 14, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have an app on my Apple Watch that SUPPOSEDLY will alert anyone you program it to with a message of your choosing and I believe can alert emergency services or activate the watch’s SOS beacon when you have a seizure. Honestly I’ve never used it though as I don’t know how accurately it detects seizures. (I assume it senses the motion of convulsions and rapid elevation of heart rate)

December 16, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I had one with a push button alert I wore on a necklace. Every time I bent down to put something in a lower cabinet it would call the station "alerting" and got very annoying. I started just hanging it on a doorknob. Then decided it was a waste of money. My service dog was better. I would just keep my cellphone on me and speed dial my wife if I woke up on the floor.

December 15, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I would dicuss about getting a medical alert system if things are going the way your saying. I'd also get a meeting with your family & Dr. about what's going on.

December 14, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I am concerned with the biometric features that tells the government, etc., where I am, what I'm doing, what my body is experiencing and might even be able to employ or inject some unwanted functions within my body. I am considering getting surgery this spring that puts an electrode in your brain and will be able to remotely communicate with doctors. It sounds good but I do have concerns with new technology and its potential for abuse. If you want to say I'm paranoid, that's ok. Between digital currency, governmental authorities, biometric and facial identification, the future looks very interesting indeed.

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