I fell tonight for the first time. I had taken a certain pride in that I had never fallen,

[marybourg]

8. I echo the call for an alert button.

A cell phone is not an adequate substitute. For one thing, even if you did remember to pick it up that time, a fall can knock it out of your hand and out of reach.

I even have a back up to my call button, which is programing the alexa app to allow me to call my son, across the country, just by yelling, and he has the phone # of my local police.

I wish I could figure out how to get my kitty to carry a cell phone for me, since if I fell down to his level he’d be there licking my face in a flash. I don’t think he’d put up with wearing a little emergency vest, though.