[philmont] get all medical OK's before you go

Philmont is very considerate of persons who have
medical issues.

On one occasion an individual completed his trek -
on crutches.

At the closing campfire he was given special
recognition and his crutches received the Philmont
brand.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 4/22/08, T.W. Cook <twcook@gmail.com> wrote:
> What you want is for the kid (or adult) with potential medical issue to show
> up, and have them say "Oh, we know all about you, no problem." I have taken
> two kids to Philmont with medication controlled seizure disorders, as well
> as an adult with a stent, and others with assorted lesser conditions. In
> each case, Philmont was aware of that person's specific medical history
> before they arrived, had verified with their physicians back home in
> advance, and their medical check-in was trivial compared to everyone else.
>
> Tw
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:18 PM, Troop 681 Kim P <troop681@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > We had 2 *smaller scouts *I called to get approval for before we left
> > (underweight on the Philmont chart)
> >
> > I had also asked lots of questions about our *diabetic scout *before, His
> > mother even called and talked to med staff --- but I never called
> > "officially" about him, stating name, our trek etc.
> >
> > The med staff was a little concerned, upset when we got there. All turned
> > out ok, just had to make a couple extra trips to medical check in. Luckly
> > we had time to get it all taken care of. I thought I had taken care of it
> > before we got to Philmont by asking lots of questions, getting great
> > answers, but I never made that "OFFICIAL" call.
> >
> > lesson learned...........................
> >
> >
> > Kim Pigorsch
> > Philmont '99, '03, '07, '09
> > Northern Tier '04
> > Troop 681 Outdoor Chairmun (sic)
> >
> > www.troop681.com - troop website
> > www.sdicbsa.org - Council Website
> >
> > San Diego, CA
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Tue Apr 22 17:43:17 2008