Kenny and I were happy that Edie could live in her own apartment. She was in pretty good shape for 86 years old. Besides a slow leak that was getting better, and a cane, all she really needed was a medical alarm. A small button that my mother and father-in-law had worn in case of an emergency. I lost my mother in 1998 from emphysema and my father-in-law in 2001 from kidney failure. During their illnesses, Kenny and I found out about medical alarms. This alarm helped our parents stay in their own homes without being afraid that they couldn't reach the phone to dial 911. The medical alarm was a small pendant that they wore. If they had any kind of emergency they could press the pendant they were wearing and it would alert the medical alarm's monitoring center there was a problem. They liked the operator that spoke to them over the speaker box to find out what was the emergency. Having this ability to get someone to help them with a push of a button, sounded great to them. And it gave us peace of mind. During my mothers 4 year battle with her disease she used her medical alarm 5 times. The fifth time was the last time. She put up a great fight. My father-in-law was having a horrible time with Parkinson's disease. He was a big man, six feet 2 inches tall, to my mother in laws five foot and one half inch. Sometimes Sam would fall on his way to the bathroom. He was too big for Edie to lift, so he'd push his button and the medical alarm company would call a neighbor or a friend to come and help her lift Sam. A blessing for Edie. When Sam fell and broke his leg Edie pushed the button for him and the operator at the monitoring center called EMS for him. Now with Edie by herself and having trouble getting around and just not feeling as great as she used to, it was time to talk to her about a medical alarm. What next? | 
