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Charitable t-shirts support hospital patients

Wednesday 29th of November 2006 01:00:00 PM


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MedTees, an online store which specialises in printing humorous t-shirts for people with chronic medical conditions, has contributed $1,000 (£513) to charity in its first year of operation.

The t-shirt firm donates money to a number of charitable organisations, including the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the Arthritis Foundation.

Claiming that its tees empower the wearer - patients with illnesses - the business was set up by a cardiologist and psychologist husband and wife.

The plain tee-shirts are emblazoned with logos which have been inspired by patients. For example, a t-shirt aimed at mastectomy patients says: One fake, one real, guess which?

Diane G Fisher, co-founder of the business, said the aim is to "take illness out of the closet".

"Patients feel empowered when they can proclaim their strength over adversity by wearing one of our shirts," she said.

"It takes guts to wear a t-shirt when you're an amputee that says, 'I don't have to wait for the other shoe to drop', or for the patient with an automatic cardiac defibrillator saying, 'Careful, I'm Wired,'" she added.

MedTees allows its customers to give to charity, with ten per cent of sales proceeds being donated to organisations chosen by patient contributors.

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