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I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help.
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On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote:
I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy |
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On 3/4/2014 9:03 PM, Joy wrote:
On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote: I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy Somewhere I wrote down the name of the unit Mike said he has. It's not a pay-by-the month monitored setup. Seems to me it worked with your landline and you program in up to five numbers to call when you push the button. Mike? Tell me what it was again? Cell phones just don't work well where I live. (*Nothing* wireless works well here.) I did have a cell phone when I was travelling a lot. Once I got here, I found I couldn't get a signal unless I walked outside, often to the end of the driveway. That's not very helpful if you've hurt yourself. The security system in the house does have an emergency button which is connected to the gate. But you have to be able to get to the panel to hit the button. Jill |
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On 3/5/2014 8:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
On 3/4/2014 9:03 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote: I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy Somewhere I wrote down the name of the unit Mike said he has. It's not a pay-by-the month monitored setup. Seems to me it worked with your landline and you program in up to five numbers to call when you push the button. Mike? Tell me what it was again? Cell phones just don't work well where I live. (*Nothing* wireless works well here.) I did have a cell phone when I was travelling a lot. Once I got here, I found I couldn't get a signal unless I walked outside, often to the end of the driveway. That's not very helpful if you've hurt yourself. The security system in the house does have an emergency button which is connected to the gate. But you have to be able to get to the panel to hit the button. Jill Lifeline connects to the local hospital through my land line. There is a unit in my bedroom. The button will work anywhere on my property, even outside. After about a minute, someone from the hospital responds through the bedroom unit, asking if I need help. If I can get into the bedroom to explain the situation, I do. (I'm also supposed to test it once a month, and I just say I'm testing and they reset from their end, and I push the reset button on the unit.) If I don't respond, they call my contact people and send somebody out. Part of the paperwork included names and phone numbers of family members and anyone who has a key. My next door neighbor has a key, because her grandson feeds my cats when I'm away. I haven't needed it yet, but it gives a great feeling of security, especially since I can also wear the button in the shower. Joy |
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On 2014-03-05 3:17 PM, Joy wrote:
On 3/5/2014 8:37 AM, jmcquown wrote: On 3/4/2014 9:03 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote: I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy Somewhere I wrote down the name of the unit Mike said he has. It's not a pay-by-the month monitored setup. Seems to me it worked with your landline and you program in up to five numbers to call when you push the button. Mike? Tell me what it was again? Cell phones just don't work well where I live. (*Nothing* wireless works well here.) I did have a cell phone when I was travelling a lot. Once I got here, I found I couldn't get a signal unless I walked outside, often to the end of the driveway. That's not very helpful if you've hurt yourself. The security system in the house does have an emergency button which is connected to the gate. But you have to be able to get to the panel to hit the button. Jill Lifeline connects to the local hospital through my land line. There is a unit in my bedroom. The button will work anywhere on my property, even outside. After about a minute, someone from the hospital responds through the bedroom unit, asking if I need help. If I can get into the bedroom to explain the situation, I do. (I'm also supposed to test it once a month, and I just say I'm testing and they reset from their end, and I push the reset button on the unit.) If I don't respond, they call my contact people and send somebody out. Part of the paperwork included names and phone numbers of family members and anyone who has a key. My next door neighbor has a key, because her grandson feeds my cats when I'm away. I haven't needed it yet, but it gives a great feeling of security, especially since I can also wear the button in the shower. Joy These systems are a great idea. My late mother refused to consider one; said she couldn't use a cell phone and rarely if ever carried her portable phone with her. The inevitable happened - she had a fall, probably in the early morning, and no one knew what happened until I showed up for a visit hours later. No bones broken, but she was so badly affected she spent quite a while in hospital being checked out and then trying to recover her strength, balance and nerve (since she was so scared of another fall). In some ways, she never fully recovered. When the hospital was ready to discharge her, we persuaded her to move from her apartment, hopefully temporarily, so that someone would be available in the night if - actually, when - she fell again, but in spite of the additional help, she never recovered her previous level of independance. -- Cheryl |
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On 3/5/2014 11:22 AM, Cheryl wrote:
On 2014-03-05 3:17 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/5/2014 8:37 AM, jmcquown wrote: On 3/4/2014 9:03 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote: I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy Somewhere I wrote down the name of the unit Mike said he has. It's not a pay-by-the month monitored setup. Seems to me it worked with your landline and you program in up to five numbers to call when you push the button. Mike? Tell me what it was again? Cell phones just don't work well where I live. (*Nothing* wireless works well here.) I did have a cell phone when I was travelling a lot. Once I got here, I found I couldn't get a signal unless I walked outside, often to the end of the driveway. That's not very helpful if you've hurt yourself. The security system in the house does have an emergency button which is connected to the gate. But you have to be able to get to the panel to hit the button. Jill Lifeline connects to the local hospital through my land line. There is a unit in my bedroom. The button will work anywhere on my property, even outside. After about a minute, someone from the hospital responds through the bedroom unit, asking if I need help. If I can get into the bedroom to explain the situation, I do. (I'm also supposed to test it once a month, and I just say I'm testing and they reset from their end, and I push the reset button on the unit.) If I don't respond, they call my contact people and send somebody out. Part of the paperwork included names and phone numbers of family members and anyone who has a key. My next door neighbor has a key, because her grandson feeds my cats when I'm away. I haven't needed it yet, but it gives a great feeling of security, especially since I can also wear the button in the shower. Joy These systems are a great idea. My late mother refused to consider one; said she couldn't use a cell phone and rarely if ever carried her portable phone with her. The inevitable happened - she had a fall, probably in the early morning, and no one knew what happened until I showed up for a visit hours later. No bones broken, but she was so badly affected she spent quite a while in hospital being checked out and then trying to recover her strength, balance and nerve (since she was so scared of another fall). In some ways, she never fully recovered. When the hospital was ready to discharge her, we persuaded her to move from her apartment, hopefully temporarily, so that someone would be available in the night if - actually, when - she fell again, but in spite of the additional help, she never recovered her previous level of independance. That is sad, Chak. I had a fall a couple of years ago. I didn't break anything, but the whole left side of my face was very colorful for a while. I lay there for a while, wondering if I could get up. I kept thinking about people I've heard, including two people I knew, who were dead for several days before they were found. When I finally got up, I put my cell phone in my pocket immediately. When I told my daughter about it, she suggested the Lifeline, and I immediately applied. There was a $25 application fee, and because of my fairly low income, I pay only $15 a month. I think it would be $30 a month otherwise. Joy |
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On 3/5/2014 12:50 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Cheryl wrote: On 2014-03-05 3:17 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/5/2014 8:37 AM, jmcquown wrote: On 3/4/2014 9:03 PM, Joy wrote: On 3/4/2014 5:10 PM, Mike Mayers wrote: I wonder how Tweed was able to summon help after she fell. I always carry an emergency dialer that will let me call 911 if i'm in trouble. Anybody that lives alone should have that kind of help. Yes, I have a "Lifeline" button I wear around my neck. I also keep my cell phone in my pocket. Joy Somewhere I wrote down the name of the unit Mike said he has. It's not a pay-by-the month monitored setup. Seems to me it worked with your landline and you program in up to five numbers to call when you push the button. Mike? Tell me what it was again? Cell phones just don't work well where I live. (*Nothing* wireless works well here.) I did have a cell phone when I was travelling a lot. Once I got here, I found I couldn't get a signal unless I walked outside, often to the end of the driveway. That's not very helpful if you've hurt yourself. The security system in the house does have an emergency button which is connected to the gate. But you have to be able to get to the panel to hit the button. Jill Lifeline connects to the local hospital through my land line. There is a unit in my bedroom. The button will work anywhere on my property, even outside. After about a minute, someone from the hospital responds through the bedroom unit, asking if I need help. If I can get into the bedroom to explain the situation, I do. (I'm also supposed to test it once a month, and I just say I'm testing and they reset from their end, and I push the reset button on the unit.) If I don't respond, they call my contact people and send somebody out. Part of the paperwork included names and phone numbers of family members and anyone who has a key. My next door neighbor has a key, because her grandson feeds my cats when I'm away. I haven't needed it yet, but it gives a great feeling of security, especially since I can also wear the button in the shower. Joy These systems are a great idea. My late mother refused to consider one; said she couldn't use a cell phone and rarely if ever carried her portable phone with her. The inevitable happened - she had a fall, probably in the early morning, and no one knew what happened until I showed up for a visit hours later. No bones broken, but she was so badly affected she spent quite a while in hospital being checked out and then trying to recover her strength, balance and nerve (since she was so scared of another fall). In some ways, she never fully recovered. When the hospital was ready to discharge her, we persuaded her to move from her apartment, hopefully temporarily, so that someone would be available in the night if - actually, when - she fell again, but in spite of the additional help, she never recovered her previous level of independance. When my mother moved to a sheltered housing flat she had one of those buttons which linked through her telephone line. The flat didn't have a resident warden just pull cords to link to the housing association help line. She only used the button once when a man who was one of her neighbours and who got confused which was his flat was banging on her door to be let in as he thought it was his flat. She used the button and they rang her phone to check what the problem was and sent round the police. The flat she's in now has someone usually there (they live in) to answer the pull cord and she's used it a few times when she has fallen, not hurt just needed help to get up. On the last occasion the warden wasn't in and it went through to the housing association help desk. They sent round a paramedic who picked her up and gave her a thorough check over. I think anyone living alone whatever their age should have one of those buttons. I would get one somehow if I was alone. Judith I agree. There is enough variations that anybody ought to be able to find the one that suits them. Joy |
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