Brings back memories. My maternal grandmother at the age of 78 fell over whilst cleaning in the morning. She pulled herself over to the phone and sat there all day waiting until she knew my mother would be home from work before calling her and asking for help. When we asked her why she hadnt called an ambulance or called anyone of us on our work numbers she said "I didnt want to be a bother". She had broken her hip and whilst in hospital she had a reaction to the anesthetic and never woke up. It always angers me when I see people wasting the police,fire and hospital staff time and energy for trivial things, whilst the people who can really do with some help dont want to be a burden and so struggle on.