I completely agree about eh retelling the story debacle.....We now take the initial diagnosis sheet and the discharge summary with us wherever we go, whenever my husband gets picked up in an ambulance, when he has a new doctor, when we walk down the street.....It saves way more time! We already have a Medicare card, surely this information could be linked to that in some way. We could waive the privacy deal if need be....My husband doesn't care who knows that he has cancer, if they can assist him, awesome! It is a very frustrating experience, but I wonder if having to tell and retell the story is a way of 'coping'- the more you hear the story, the more it becomes real, the faster you move through the Kubler- Ross 7 stages- to acceptance and the commitment to the 'fight'. Just a thought! PA ... View more