Ding Dong Bell

When you start to lose your voice even simple things become difficult -
even communicating inside the home can be a struggle.

We decided that something needed to be done but what? First of all we
tried the “shouting” technique, but it is hard to shout with MND, then
the “banging on the wall” technique but was it banging or the TV? We
looked at mobile phones, takes too long, walkie talkies (you need to
speak to use a walkie talkie!). We nearly gave up then by chance came
across a “wireless doorbell”. This consists of a bell base unit that
plugs into the mains socket - we use 2, one upstairs and one down stairs
and a bell push button (the doorbell) that can be activated relatively
easily and sets off both units at the same time. The bell push button is
small can be put into a pocket and carried around the house. These can
be bought from any DIY centre (Homebase or B&Q). The bell unit can also
be plugged in the garden as there is a 100m range.

The door bell push button works a bit like a wireless internet signal
sending a signal to the bell units even through walls.

Now whenever help is needed a beautiful Westminister Chime rings out
around the house, although there are several other tunes to choose from.
Both person pressing and person coming to assist meet each other in a
relaxed way.

Posted in Technology
By David on February 24th, 2009 at 21:25