My
husband and I developed 'Family Health Notes' after years of
helping our parents through difficult times. For our own benefit
and more importantly, the benefit of our parents, we realized
the critical importance of keeping medical information in a convenient
booklet. Our conclusion was formed after hundreds of hours in
medical facilities, answering or worse, guessing responses for
many of the questions. How long ago were the lab tests? When
was surgery performed? What prescriptions are you taking? A booklet
that provides a place to store notes containing physician names,
prescription data, appointment notes, surgery notes, lab tests,
and on and on became key to our survival!
In emergencies or for regular visits to the doctor's office we grab
our 'Family Health Notes' booklet so when we arrive at the medical
facility, filling out forms and answering questions are effortless
and a time saver in critical situations. We also learned how vital
accurate medical information is to the physician.
The
care of our family members is a high priority and at times complex.
Anything
to organize and save time is precious and has value
that often can not be measured in just hours and minutes. Family Health
Notes has provided us with an additional level of assistance to our
parents and has provided our parents with an organized resource of
their medical records. We have also seen the comfort level our parents
have experienced by having ‘Family Health Notes’.
Our
decision was and is to give the best possible assistance to our
parents
just as they provided us throughout our life ... ‘Family
Health Notes’ helps us to provide that assistance.
We
hope your visits to the doctors and hospitals are few and far
between but
we recommend using a ‘Family Health Notes’ booklet
for each member of your family.
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USEFUL
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During
the time we've spent as caretakers for our parents, we have found
the following websites extremely useful. These organizations
are listed here for your convenience only. We are not affiliated
with any of the following.
Medicare
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