"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:uoibk.431$4a3.364
@trnddc04:

Last time I checked, healthy living beats the alternate.

Medical alerts provide the few minutes that just may allow healthy
living to continue.

I release the podium to those who have a different position.

This is a discussion that needs exposure.

Firstly, Lew, my condolences. I have no more parents, and my spouse is
off to across the pond to see her mother, who may be in the last stages
of recognizing her.

Elderly people, especially, but not exclusively those living alone, need
to wear a medical alert device. Moreover, they need to talk to all their
acquaintances and family about what to do in an emergency.

Those things are a "conditio sine qua non" which simply means do it or
else.

We are all on this earth to help each other, so better accept the help.
It is not prying, it is not excessively relying, it is not imposing, it
is just being human (you religious types may use your own lingo).

Another thing to talk about is what to do when something happens, and
when heroic measures should or should not be employed. Medicine is now
able to prolong suffering too long, and the question is when to let go.

To all:
Happy July 4th!

To Lew:
Hang in there buddy!

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Best regards
Han
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