| These are some of the essentials to have on | | | | Just wait until they have their sales and clearance |
| hand if you want to live comfortably in your own | | | | items. |
| home or apartment, rather than going to a | | | | 3. A personal phone book with lists of your family, |
| nursing home or physical rehabilitation center to | | | | friends, relatives and co-workers, doctors, nurses, |
| live. The list is here; adjust it as it is applicable to | | | | home-care attendants, and any other names and |
| your own needs: | | | | addresses that you might use during the month |
| For those who are able to walk and get around | | | | or year. Update all the information in there at |
| for themselves: | | | | least once a year so that you will be able to |
| | | | reach people. |
| 1. Timers, clocks, alarms, wrist watches with | | | | 4. Lifeline or similar emergency service. |
| alarms: These items will help you by reminding | | | | 5. Cellular phone - These are handy to have and |
| you when to take your medication if you have | | | | are great emergency helps. |
| any, by reminding you when to exercise, and | | | | 6. Television and or radio: This is a necessity to |
| when to keep your apppointments, when to take | | | | keep up with the world. When there are |
| the garbage and recylcables out, and when to do | | | | emergency news bulletins you can hear about |
| other things that must be on a schedule. These | | | | them on the tv or the radio. Having a weather |
| items will help those afflicted with a horrible or no | | | | radio and or a solar-powered radio is an excellent |
| memory. Yes, someone else can help set the | | | | idea if you live in areas that are ravaged by |
| alarms and watches or if you have this much | | | | storms, tornados, hurricanes and other natural |
| memory you can do that yourself. | | | | disasters. |
| 2. Lists of regular places to order food, clothing | | | | 7. Emergency list--on the refrigerator and in the |
| and other necessary items from: These will help | | | | bathroom and in every room where it is visible, |
| you in bad weather, storms or at other times | | | | have a piece of paper with large print with ALL |
| when you cannot walk around due to illness. Keep | | | | emergency numbers on it. Police, fire, and in |
| a list of the local pizza stores, delis, Chinese food | | | | doubt, just dial O for operator. |
| stores, and other stores that will deliver food and | | | | These are just some of the things necessary for |
| drinks to your home. Keep a list of the clothing | | | | you to stay in your own home (if you are |
| stores that deliver --if you have a clothing | | | | ambulatory). Our other article --soon to be |
| emergency. You can also order from regular | | | | published-- will detail the list of necessities that |
| mail-order catalogs, such as LL Bean and Lands | | | | wheel-chair bound humans can use in order to |
| End and other assorted catalogs. These expensive | | | | stay in their own homes or apartments. |
| catalogs even offer clothing that is reasonable. | | | | |