| One of the best ways to protect the
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| | injured and to let her know I was on my
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| independence of an elderly parent, or
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| | way over.
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| parents, as the case may be, is to set
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| | Thankfully I live only 5 minutes from her
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| them up with a personal assistance
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| | home. If I lived any further away I would
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| response system.
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| | have simply called an ambulance or the
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| First of all, the personal assistance
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| | police, who are trained to handle most
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| system will give them the freedom of
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| | situations.
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| living alone because help, when needed,
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| | When I arrived at her house I found her
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| is only the push of a button away.
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| | on the floor in the bedroom unable to
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| I know, because my 86 year old mother
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| | move without a great deal of pain due to
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| slipped and fell in her bedroom just a
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| | injuries sustained when she fell. I am
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| few feet away from her phone, but could
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| | just grateful that someone makes a system
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| not get to it to dial for help.
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| | that is reliable, yet inexpensive. A good
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| Luckily I had installed an personal alert
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| | system where I don't have to pay an
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| system for her just a few weeks before
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| | additional $40 a month for monitoring.
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| this incident. When she fell, she simply
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| | What I don't need is another bill to pay
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| pushed a button on the pendant she always
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| | every month.
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| wears around her neck, and help was on
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| | This type of emergency response system
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| the way.
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| | gives my mom extra peace of mind because
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| Having an emergency response system
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| | she knows if she needs help it is not a
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| installed in your parent's home is almost
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| | stranger, but her own son (or
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| like having someone living with them 24
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| | daughter---if I am not available the
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| 7---They are never alone.
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| | system will dial my sister's phone next)
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| The system I installed for my mom cost me
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| | that is just the push of a button away.
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| less than fifty dollars and instead of
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| | If you have a parent or relative who
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| paying 40 dollars or more each month for
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| | lives alone, please do them a favor and
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| a monitoring service I set it up to call
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| | check out a personal assistance alert
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| my own phone. I was even able to listen
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| | system today. You will be grateful that
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| in to find out if she way seriously
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| | you did. And, more importantly....
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