What would have happened had I not been able to get to the hospital? I was listening to the radio today and one of the stories was about a woman in Manhattan, KS who was dead in her house for five days before anyone knew about it. Even worse, she had a two year old child who they found in and out of consciousness. This was so disturbing to me today as I had never thought about the possibility of dying and nobody knowing about it. Luckily I have the best co-worker in the world whose persistent phone calls woke me up in the ER Tuesday morning. I immediately texted my mother to call work for me. One of the nurses told me I couldn't have my cell-phone on in the ER. So, I was frantically texting people, including my co-worker to let them know where I was.
It wasn't til this morning that I realized the severity of the situation. What if I had died? How long would it take my friends to realize I wasn't around?
I'm not sure if I like this living alone thing. It's nice to be able to walk around naked, but is it really worth it? I know I'm looking into this too much, but Christi made a good point. If you're not going to be at work, call; no matter what time it is. I will always remember that, but I don't think I want to eat at home by myself ever again. Okay...I'm done with this one.
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ReplyDeleteI also have had a few experiences similar to the one you had. Once I ate a handful of sunflower seeds and had an anaphylactic reaction where I had trouble breathing and my throat closed off (I wasn't aware that I was allergic to sunflower seeds at that time...). Had is been severe enough it could have killed me. No one was home at the time. I had another experience where I fell down the stairs at my house right after I bought it. I was the only one there (because we hadn't moved in yet) and there wasn't even a phone in the house to call for help.
ReplyDeleteSo I can feel for you because I too now live alone again in a house that has been hit by lightning and that I have fallen down the stairs in (there is something unusual about those stairs because other people have almost fallen...). It's not fun but something we have to dealt with =) Having someone to 'check in' with everyday would be a cheap and reliable solution.