I have the Life Line system which costs $53.00 per month. It is a necklace that I wear around my neck and if I need help, all I have to do is press the button and within a minute someone calls me and asks if I need help.

The system uses a special speaker phone tied to Life Line and not a regular phone, so a person just talks loud and is heard on the other end.

The first person on my list for them to call is my son, then my father and then the 911 people.

I feel very safe with this system because it can be used for anything from health problems to intruders to anything that is causing a problem. Help is very fast.

There is a lockbox with the key to my door on my front door so that the firemen or police can get in without breaking it down or breaking out a window.

Don't know what I am going to do when I get sick and can't get out of bed, but probably will have my son sleep over so he can help me. He is not married and has no kids.

Your concerns are very real and are my concerns too. Sure is lousy getting old and being alone with this debilitating disease.


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