Dear Folks, This afternoon I had my usual doctor's appointment at the VA and Doctor Janet (nurse practioner) and I had a nice pleasant conversation. I confessed all my aches and pains to her but it wasn't anything she hadn't heard from me before. She really knows my medical background and we've never beat around the bush with each other. She remarked at how fit I looked and I let her know that I was getting along really good considering the shape I'm in. I also let her know that I hadn't fallen down in months now. That was really good news. It was then that she asked me if I had considered Life Alert. That's the system where you wear an electronic device around your neck and in case you fall down or have some sort of emergency, you can just press the button and get help. In answer to her questions I said yes, BUT. What had always turned me off was that I would have to hang a clunky button around my neck just in case. Her response was that now they have the button on a band that you can wear around your wrist like a wrist watch. WHAT?? I hadn't heard about that and in an instant I knew that I could handle that with no problem. Would the VA issue me the whole Life Alert system? She felt that they would and she put an order/prescription in for me. I was so thrilled with the thought that my eyes teared up. For months now I've made certain that in the evening I tuck a bulky cordless phone into my pants pocket just in case I wouldn't be able to reach any of my other two phones to call my neighbors or call 911. If the VA were to issue me the Life Alert system complete with a "wrist watch" button, it would take so much off my mind. Do I dare hope?? vee