In 2004, Brenda McCredit (founder) became the primary caregiver for her father after the passing of her mother. Prior to her mother’s passing, her father had open heart surgery and as a result, countless medications were prescribed. Unfortunately after a period of time, her father was diagnosed with life long conditions, one being Orthostatic Hypotension (condition where there is a drastic decrease in blood pressure when an individual arises from a seated or lying position).
This condition has caused Brenda’s father to often lose consciousness and injure himself which contributed to frequent visits to the hospital.
It became a cumbersome task for Brenda to recall all of his medications and vital information. This is when she decided to create a medical ID badge and named it Life Guardian, with the slogan: Living Information For the Elderly, “emergency assistance at a glance". This badge provided the answers to the majority of the general questions frequently requested by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and/or hospital personnel.
Brenda received such an overwhelming response from EMS, physicians, nurses and her father’s caregivers that she concluded that the ID badge would be a great resource for other seniors.
Brenda's ultimate aspiration was to one day create a website where this emergency medical badge would be a distinctive and valuable resource in saving lives and providing peace of mind to those she could not reach by physical or verbal contact.
In 2007, Brenda was diagnosed with epilepsy giving credence to the reality that this medical ID badge was not only useful and necessary for the elderly; it was Living Information For Everyone.