Always carry ID when you are exercising. Try and exercise with someone else if you can.
My running buddy was out running on Friday (she was off on vacation). She smelt "something" and I guess it wasn't a good smell so she was trying to run and get away from it. What she didn't know at the time was that she was having a seizure. She doesn't even remember the last km of her run.
They found her in a ditch by a culvert where some chicken wire stopped her from falling into the water and probably saved her life. She has taught me everything that I know about running and I owe her more much more for being such a good friend. She has always told me to take ID with me, old ID or whatever because if anything happens to you, your family can at least be informed where you are.
I just came back from the hospital where she found out that she has a tumour that looks like spaghetti in her brain. They'll be doing a biopsy soon to determine exactly what it is.
She's very fit and healthy, strong, and stubborn as hell. If anyone can beat this, she can. She's very much in my thoughts right now.
The reason why I am blogging this is that I want everyone who goes out for a bike ride, run, walk, roller blade, whatever, to know how important it is for them to carry ID. Not because they will need it in hospital, but because it can save their family the worry of not knowing where they are in case they are not able to tell anyone who they are.
It's just 5 more km Betty. You can do it.
I hope everything turns out alright with her.
ReplyDeleteI think its also a good idea to have your blood type written down on the ID or something.
Will the hospital test for the blood type or do they have fast access to health records? If you're outside ontario, do they still have east fast access to the health records?
Thanks Jimmy. Me too.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that emergency workers would really trust if you had a blood type written down on a card. I think that they have ways of quickly determining it or they just give you O negative (?).