anniemyth
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Last sunday my mom fell and broke her leg. She had no phone near. She crawled from the bathroom and yelled to Alexa to call me. I'm grateful. That is all.
Apr 10, 2019 2:40 AM
anniemyth
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Last sunday my mom fell and broke her leg. She had no phone near. She crawled from the bathroom and yelled to Alexa to call me. I'm grateful. That is all.
nonamejanie
She has no idea what I’m saying. I’m southern. Real southern. Glad your mom is ok!
OnePieceRoboFranky
use my google home for timers and weather reports mostly
Napukin
Sounds like she saved herself. If she had her phone on her 24/7 like everyone else, this wouldn't be a thing.
idkalan
@OP get the Echo Connect, it will let Alexa become a VoiP device therefore allow it to call 911, should it happen again
idkalan
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076ZRFP6Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_P6yRCbKCMXVA3
zenule
*helped
Gaelig
Cool. Get well. Maybe your mother could have one of these emergency buttons around her neck? You push the button and it calls for help.
rozwell51
A lot of elderly refuse to wear them including my parents.
Gaelig
weird
UsuallyARabbit
Sliced the tip of my thumb off, Siri let me dial a RN friend to come patch it. Voice tools are useful
UnremarkablyInteresting
Amazon starts suggesting crutches and wheelchairs.
iluvplants
I've always hated those robot things, but I'm so glad it helped your mom. Hope she heals quickly!
sentientseven
"Hey Alexa, ..."
Sekolah
Thank you
thereisstrengthinsolitude
Dressing trolley? Dressing pack? Aseptic technique? Well ..
sociallyawkwardtwamp
Glad your mom is okay!
snakesvendetta
Holly fuck multiple open fracture and compounds, the fuck was she doing?
snowflakesgonnahate
i am surprised the government saved anyone!
PiGiSpi
I love the people saying "I would NEVER get something like that, so much spying!"as they type on their smart phones that do the same shit
PiGiSpi
It's a good example of people parroting what they hear without really giving it any real thought of their own.
JordyDeath
I wish my mom would have had Alexa when she fell, she had to crawl to a back door and scream until someone heard her
Smileyguyx
'saved' may be an exaggeration here
whatdoyouthinkthinkaboutitjustthink
This is the best use for sure!
kylesigley
If I owned one, the cops would show up everytime I played Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites.
PsychedelicButterfly
Ppl commenting on this woman's weight are sick. We don't know what diagnosis or regimine her doc has given, + this was a wholesome post.
titaniumsnail
This. Stop being mean everyone.
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
Mavgurian
At a certain age, with limited mobility, weight-gain is difficult to prevent.
ElbowdeepinElmo
If you're not watching what you eat, it sure is...
Mavgurian
The body changes with age, some more some less, some have never any problems. We have no blue print and never live the same lives. 1/2
Mavgurian
Even the same model of car can have quirks from each single car to the next. Personal decisions are a factor, but just one of many. 2/2
PsychedelicButterfly
Even if you're watching it this happens. Been eating healthy my entire adult life & it's hard. People w/medical probs have it even worse.
Dragon10449
Agreed. My Nana has had MS for around 60 or so years (longest living to my knowledge at least that she's seen) and she has no control over
Dragon10449
Her weight. She cant exercise & now is fully bedridden so she looks just like this. Not her fault & nothing she can do, still a great woman
PsychedelicButterfly
Yep. Naive people think it's simple just eat less & exercise. Many people do & don't lose. Calories matter, but so do many other factors.
PsychedelicButterfly
Of course I do draw a line at ridiculous levels of mass. If you can't fit through a door frame, yeah that's prob your fault. If you're just
PsychedelicButterfly
overweight (& not reaching gravitation pull lvls), there may be many issues that keep you from being svelte.
belovedlover
oh shit that looks nasty
LightningMcQueef
Got targeted ads for Motrin and crutches for the next 6 months, no doubt
SilentScreamsX
I suppose it beats getting ads for stuff you don't need.
27yoUGLYvirgin
This is absolutely baffling to me. That people actually prefer giving corporations all their data to get fucking ads instead of
27yoUGLYvirgin
Getting ads they can happily ignore and oh btw not give them their fucking data! This is absolutely insane and incomprehensible to me.
LitchLitch
Send email to the alexa team thanking them
SuperDramaticFusion
They’re parasites who designed an always on microphone to mine your life for data to sell you things. The help she got was ancillary.
LitchLitch
How dare they try and sell you things you want
SuperDramaticFusion
punkheadmema
I feel that way too. I never want one!
mrlawsome
She was in the bathroom without her phone... Barbaric.
cre8majic
Since she won't be mobile for a while, treat her to a pedicure! She prob. can't bend over till she's healed
FilthyRaider
"Alexa! I've broke my fucking leg!" "Okay, ordering 20 pounds of Cat Food"
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Thisisheavydoc
But the cats now have two dinner options.
PearjuiceATX
I laughed way too hard, thanks for that.
TheFastpaws
Looks like she'd eat it... haha... Going to fucking hell.
StealTow
Stupid Alexa there's already fresh cat food with a broken leg on the ground.
GerberLegalTeam
Can someone explain for me, because I'm an idiot?
FilthyRaider
Alexa on Amazon devices is notoriously poor at understanding what people say...
GerberLegalTeam
Oh I thought 20 pounds of cat food was some kind of reference.
Ackii
The one in "us" was much better
StewedTomaters
Won't need the cat food.
PandaLord200
FUCKS SAKE ALEXA
FilthyRaider
You have ordered the Dildo 2000 extreme for next day delivery
PandaLord200
Please no
Dreikaesehoch
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Player2HazEnteredTheGame
Sounded a little something like this... https://youtu.be/W0w5oGVwJ_Q
getotterhere
SelidorBlackfire
This made me snort and ugly laugh at 2am. Pretty sure I woke some people up.
DoorCellar
Using an Echo is ever so slightly more effective than shouting at a regular speaker.
sheeatsherpeasoneatatime
Lol
SpiderMans
I really appreciate the movie "Us" in it's nod to the meme
DarthResch
I’m glad she is ok, I hope that heals quickly and as painlessly as possible.
NewToTheEnterwbs
"Thank you FBI wire tap!"
HamletsTherapist
*CIA
SuperDramaticFusion
NSA
RackhamTheRed
*You're welcome, upright citizen*
DickPicEnthusiast
More like prone citizen, but ok.
InfinitusEquitas
Uhm, technically fallen down so not upright.
Davidnfilms
Thats great, still won't buy an alexa
LucidAftermath
I have 3, all unplugged.
Grivarn
It was Alexa that broke her leg in the first place
bzort
Munchausen by Alexa.
shutyourpieholedouche
My phone has the same speak to order things feature so it's not even nesessary
alisa2089
Siri isn’t nearly as intelligent, but she’ll do.
shutyourpieholedouche
I'm on android and it's actually pretty decent
alisa2089
Yeah my husband has android. “Ok google” seems better made, considering they also have Alexa-like devices that are popular.
SilentScreamsX
Good for you?
Yellowdart49
It's fun to use her as a jukebox...alexa has some nice recommendations if you let it
SuperDramaticFusion
Yeah, the NSA has been really upping their game on music matching.
Yellowdart49
They seem to really enjoy the British invasion era rock songs, so we're cool
SuperDramaticFusion
One more reason to not like them...
NatsukiIsMyWaifu
Play Despacito
WoodfolkFae
Yes to much spying for me.
thtguyjosh
Sweet summer child
narniasreal
If the amazon people really won't to hear me jerk it or sing along to Katy Perry songs then I guess they can
zerogenix
while singing along*
ForgivingCat
Almost like having a real assistant.
SilentScreamsX
Oh no, they might send you targeted ads! I like my ads random and useless, thank you very much.
Apocalypsox
Source? I helped the team that wrote the code for it.
BigBadBillyBoy
What do you mean source? It’s a constant live mic in your home and it’s not controlled by you. You want the specific code line we mean?
RufusTheNakedMoleRat
the mic only activates when you say alexa, they don't record you, they don't need to. they already know enough from your searches/ browsing
giganticroboticpenguin
Alexa records private conversation, emails to co-worker. https://tcrn.ch/2x9rZHp
Fesoj
Did you read to the end of the article?
giganticroboticpenguin
You mean how Amazon retrieved the recorded conversations of a family for the entire time they had an Echo powered on?
SuperDramaticFusion
A. Define “helped” and 2. I remember the same thing about not listening being said about smart TVs.
DoYouWantAntsBecauseThatsHowYouGetAnts
I have been seriously considering something like this to help my elderly relative. Too much time home alone all day
2shortplanks
Apple Watch? Press and hold side button to call 911, or ask Siri to, or trigger fall detection and don’t respond.
macadamianut978
My family got an Alexa show for this. The video calling was really useful, but we also did life alert. Together, great combo
Raecracy123abc
Dont know about each option but got it for my dad bc hes a stubborn and giving him something hip instead of "here you're old" worked wonders
JoiyJoiyQueenofDaKobolds
as I couldnt afford life alert, I got Google home, told mom to tell it to call my work.
Raggedsrage
While I acknowledge that it isn’t as good as life alert for safety, it did help make my mom happier and feel more independent.
BigBadBillyBoy
Alexa is a terrible solution. Check people like life alert. Their product is meant for the purpose and there’s a few competing options.
hard9649
Iirc you can't actually dial 911 using Alexa. I assume to prevent accidental calls
rawrbadmonster
It could allow you to call a family member or neighbor to call 911 or come assist. It's not ideal at all, but could work for emergencies.
qazxswedcvfrtgbnhyujmkiol
As a Firefighter, they may go off by accident once in a while, but LifeAlert really does work well when it needs to!
NyQuilDaydream
My grandma, my aunt, and my best friend's grandma all had life alert and they constantly misplaced the button
BigBadBillyBoy
For smaller homes, there’s a speaker version.
rawrbadmonster
My grandma had this problem until we made it into a necklace that she just literally never took off, as they're waterproof too.
rawrbadmonster
But she also lived in a studio in a retirement community so the speaker base worked too
AusteninAlaska
A coworkers dad can’t afford the monthly subscription to life alert, and alexa requires a smartphone. We couldn’t figure out a solution =(
rawrbadmonster
Not sure where you are but Medicaid can either cover or help with cost in some instances.
AusteninAlaska
Like, we need a voice activated landline phone. Sometimes they don’t want 911. They just can’t get up and want family to come help them.
AusteninAlaska
But we couldn’t find a product like this that exists. It sucked
DoorCellar
I'm sure a solution exists but it's not presently coming to mind. Commenting in case it does later.
MistressLyda
What is the problem with a smartphone in this setting?
rawrbadmonster
This. My grandma had a life alert pendent and it saved her after 3 separate falls.
DickPicEnthusiast
Do they need to charge the pendant, or replace batteries often? It can be a deal breaker for someone with limited dexterity.
rawrbadmonster
The base was plugged into the wall and the battery had a VERY long life.
MagosDotarius
Life alert itself has a lidicrously steong battery. I last years and they can tell its charge. Theyll replace before it gets low
MagosDotarius
I caption telephone calls for old people and i overhear lifealert calls often