Dear Folks, It's now 2:10 a.m. and I'm wide awake. A few minutes ago the phone rang (at 1:51) and of course I didn't jump up out of a deep sleep and answer it. I let it ring but no one left a message on my answer machine so I rolled over to go back to sleep. The next thing I knew I heard a knocking on my side door. Uh oh, something's going on. I thought I better get up and see who was at the door. Me and my walker wobbled in the dark from my bedroom to my kitchen, I turned on the kitchen light and outside my door I could see a white light flashing. I staggered down the steps to my door and outside I could see someone coming toward the door with a flashlight. When he saw me at the door he shone/shined(?) the flashlight on himself and I could see that he was in uniform--a policeman. I opened the door and he asked me if I was all right. I told him that since I had answered the door, I guess I was. At that moment the phone rang again and I excused myself to answer it. It was my grand-niece Amanda. She said that her mother (niece Deb) had been called and that I had an emergency. I explained that apparently I had rolled over in my sleep and had pressed my Life-Alert button. I assured her I was OK and thanked her for calling to check on me. While I was still talking to her, I could see someone else pulling into my driveway and I told Amanda I had to hang up because I had a bunch of people at my door. When I went back to the door there was an emergency EMT truck with three or four guys milling around. I swear I had enough people outside to constitute a party. The only problem was that I was in my ratty nightgown and of course my hair was a mess. They were all very nice to me when I explained that I had apparently accidentally set off the alarm button while I was asleep. The policeman was nice enough to assure me that at least I knew that the button worked. It sure did. Everyone is now gone but what do I do now? The alert button has always been clunky around my neck and I know that frequently I roll over on it in bed which annoys me. Of course I could take it off when I go to bed but if I fall down on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I'd be pretty much helpless. However, I also have a wrist strap that I could attach the button to but it still would be clunky and heavy. Considering the late hour right now, I think I'll just remove the button around my neck and figure it all out tomorrow. But the policeman was right. At least I know that the button works. Wide awake vee