Quite simply a matter of Life or Death
The value of a telecare alarm service should be underestimated at your peril. One fortunate pensioner from Liverpool has her Lifeline alarm to thank for life itself.
On 17th February, Mrs Angel from Walton suddenly started to feel severely unwell at home when she describes her ‘legs having gone, I was collapsed on the floor, drifting in and out of consciousness and I thought that I was going to die’. She was experiencing intense pain in her chest as a result of a heart attack.
Somehow, she mustered the strength to call her GP surgery, but after 20 minutes of ringing out, she received no reply. She then had the presence of mind to press her Lifeline pendant which promptly came through to VNC Lifeline who were able to quickly arrange for an ambulance to take her to hospital.
After 3 days in hospital, a balloon and stents installed in her heart, the doctors told her that she had had a clot in her artery and had she got to hospital any later, she simply would not have survived.
After the event, the lucky pensioner said, “The ironic thing is that only a week before, I had thought I would send the Lifeline alarm back as I hadn’t used it and thought someone else could be getting the benefit from it. I am so glad now that I didn’t! Whilst I was going through the ordeal it was so reassuring to have someone at the end of the line trying to reassure me to keep calm”.
The Lifeline service is like a silent carer in the home; always there, but in an unobtrusive way. Why not think about having a Lifeline alarm installed in your home? You cannot put a price on peace of mind, and it may even save your life one day.
Find out more now by calling 0151 298 2440.
