Wow, maybe those “help, I’ve fallen & can’t get up” things really are worth it for old folks such as these who are still living independently.
*** maybe those “help, I’ve fallen & can’t get up” things really are worth it ***
My friend’s Mom wears one. She tripped over a cat litter box, and broke her hip. She called to her hard of hearing hubby who was watching football in the next room. He never heard her.
Finally, she summoned help with her medical alert necklace.
Within minutes, ambulance arrived. Football watching hubby thought the ambulance was at the wrong house. They informed him his wife was injured, and summoned help. Was he ever shocked.
I had a neighbor break a hip- she was in her fifties. It took her three days to crawl to the phone for help. Sepsis was setting in by then. She died a few weeks later.