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I can't tell you how shit it made all of us feel. Ultimately it is and was her choice, but I'm on her ass every day now to wear it. We don't care about the false alarms (they do happen) but I'd rather 400 of them than that phone call from her neighbours again.
At least my mum has the brains to wear it and she even said it gives her security and the ability to get out and about, and all she has to do is push a button for help.