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A Washington, Virginia woman is recouperating comfortably in her own home after suffering a stroke in February.
She attributes her survival of the stroke and return to the home she loves to a two-way voice communication system.
"Communi-Call saved my life,” says Mrs. Baker, a resident of Rappahannock for twenty-five years.
Mrs. Baker was living alone when her illness struck late on February 6. She crawled to where her Communi-Call pendant lay, and pressed the button to call for help. During the day, Mrs. Baker wears the pendant around her neck, but it was beside her at night.
When the Communi-Call operator answered, Mrs. Baker softly told her she had fallen and needed help. Leaving the line open to Mrs. Baker, the Communi-Call operator called two neighbors Mrs. Baker wished to be called when needed.
The neighbors found Mrs. Baker on the floor and asked Communi-Call to summon the Washington rescue squad and to notify Mrs. Baker's daughter.
"Who knows when we would have found her without Communi-Call,” says Barbara Jenkins, the neighbor who first responded.
Within minutes, the rescue squad arrived and quickly decided to transport Mrs. Baker to Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Still on the line, the operator notified the hospital to be ready for Mrs. Baker's arrival.
Knowing that Mrs. Baker was in capable hands at this point, Communi-Call finally disconnected the line to Mrs. Baker’s home. Then, the operator called Mrs. Baker’s daughter again to let her know that Mrs. Baker was on her way to Culpeper Memorial Hospital.
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