There is always the downside of having a medical crisis and having no one to call 911.
I plan to die with dignity at the bottom of the basement stairs just like God intended.
There is always the downside of having a medical crisis and having no one to call 911.
Even with a bunch of people at home, you could be in another room, or others could be outside or shopping, working anything. No guarantees. Many people have died with others in the very home the death happened.
“There is the downside of having a medical crisis and having no one to call 911’’. That’s what LIFE ALERT is for. The real downside is best put(apologies to Bobby Darin) ...’’and a hand/that I can hold/to feel near/as I grow old...’’
I think the issue you raise is important and I have talked to my doc about it who is also my best friend socially
of 43 years. He advises that my chances of having a death incident so sudden that I couldn’t hit three buttons on the cell phone are closer to none than they are to slim.
Three things I do even though I am very active and feel as good as I did at 25 (most of the time) are that around the house I either wear a shirt with a pocket or a little cheap vest with lots of pockets. This is so my cell phone will ALWAYS be in arms reach.
The second thing I do is to specifically try and ALWAYS keep the darn thing at maximum charge.
The third thing I do is that each day is built around exercise, exercise, exercise. I get bored with one exercise so I have about 3 that I alternate. They are golf (walking), tennis, swimming and bike riding. And, my attitude is “it’s a good day if I exercise and a bad day if I don’t”. So, I hit about 95%. Weather this time of year is my biggest enemy.