Seniors get aid in staying in touch

November 26, 2008 By Jim Wasserman

The time is here when can you live 3,000 miles from your mom and get a text message if she's not out of bed by noon. And if your aging dad forgets to open the medicine box to take his heart pills, that's another digital alert on your cell phone, BlackBerry or laptop.



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