Building a Social Network of Contacts Can Save Lives

“The world was saddened to learn in late February about the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, but the details of their deaths were even more shocking.

Hackman, 95, suffered from late-stage Alzheimer’s disease and Arakawa, 65, was his primary caregiver. She died suddenly on or sometime soon after Feb. 12. Medical examiners think Hackman died about a week later, but apparently, they had no one checking on their well-being. Their bodies weren’t discovered until Feb. 26.

‘This story is a common one, but it doesn’t always . . .'”

https://www.nextavenue.org/social-network-contacts-can-save-lives