I found my father living on the street
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Re: I found my father living on the street
#2Beautiful story. Not very relative to HN I think, but it's good to see the world throught other points of view, sometimes.
Thanks for this post.
Re: I found my father living on the street
#3Beautiful story. Not very relative to HN I think, but it's good to see the world throught other points of view, sometimes. Thanks for this post.
There's an idea by the writer, almost lost in the article, that I thought is brilliant:
"When he was in hospital without any documents or ID I came up with the idea of medical bracelets for homeless people. I bought about 100 waterproof USB wristbands which can hold important information and I've given away about 60 so far."
There are any number of people made homeless through mental illness. They are often lost in the system when they become critically ill, and such an identifier would help medical professionals to reunite these people with their families.
Re: I found my father living on the street
#4Beautiful story. Not very relative to HN I think, but it's good to see the world throught other points of view, sometimes. Thanks for this post.
There's an idea by the writer, almost lost in the article, that I thought is brilliant: "When he was in hospital without any documents or ID I came up with the idea of medical bracelets for homeless people. I bought about 100 waterproof USB wristbands which can hold important information and I've given away about 60 so far." There are any number of people made homeless through mental illness. They are often lost in t…
I was about to comment about the same thing, it's really brilliant since the medical professionals could also access their medical history in case they land up at a hospital, so that could potentially save lives for a few dollars.
Re: I found my father living on the street
#5Beautiful story. Not very relative to HN I think, but it's good to see the world throught other points of view, sometimes. Thanks for this post.
There's an idea by the writer, almost lost in the article, that I thought is brilliant: "When he was in hospital without any documents or ID I came up with the idea of medical bracelets for homeless people. I bought about 100 waterproof USB wristbands which can hold important information and I've given away about 60 so far." There are any number of people made homeless through mental illness. They are often lost in t…
Couldn't the same thing be done by a wristband with just a shortened weblink. The advantage is you could update the website and the link could be engraved on the wristband.
Re: I found my father living on the street
#6What kind of society lets a mentally ill man roam the streets, deteriorating, instead of institutionalising him and helping him recover?
Re: I found my father living on the street
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's an idea by the writer, almost lost in the article, that I thought is brilliant: "When he was in hospital without any documents or ID I came up with the idea of medical bracelets for homeless people. I bought about 100 waterproof USB wristbands which can hold important information and I've given away about 60 so far." There are any number of people made homeless through mental illness. They are often lost in t…
Couldn't the same thing be done by a wristband with just a shortened weblink. The advantage is you could update the website and the link could be engraved on the wristband.
tatoo a url ;-)
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Couldn't the same thing be done by a wristband with just a shortened weblink. The advantage is you could update the website and the link could be engraved on the wristband.
tatoo a url ;-)
Well not to Godwin the thread I think that might be taking things a bit too far.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's an idea by the writer, almost lost in the article, that I thought is brilliant: "When he was in hospital without any documents or ID I came up with the idea of medical bracelets for homeless people. I bought about 100 waterproof USB wristbands which can hold important information and I've given away about 60 so far." There are any number of people made homeless through mental illness. They are often lost in t…
Couldn't the same thing be done by a wristband with just a shortened weblink. The advantage is you could update the website and the link could be engraved on the wristband.
My thoughts exactly. Also, less to go wrong with engraved metal vs USB bracelet.
Re: I found my father living on the street
#10What kind of society lets a mentally ill man roam the streets, deteriorating, instead of institutionalising him and helping him recover?
Unfortunately, many, many societies in this world, including the U.S. and most areas in Asia.