Penny saves the day

AS we get older, we grow to be a little less steady on our feet, a little more inclined to wobble when we shouldn’t and sometimes, we lose it all together and fall over.

Such was the predicament Shepparton gemologist, George Faderson, found himself in while walking to the fridge in his kitchen. The other silly feature of aging is that things about us become less robust. In falling down, George managed to break his leg and when he came to realise where he was, he thought it odd that his leg was running off at an odd angle across him like a rag doll.

With a broken leg, George was immobilised and could only use what little energy he had to call out for help. But it went unheard.

Fortunately, his little Foxie, Penny, took matters into her own hands. She had a little run on the front porch to the house so Penny went there and barked furiously. Fortunately, a neighbour came to see what the commotion was all about. An ambulance trip and an operation were only minutes away.

George was rescued from his predicament and after a few days in hospital and a couple of weeks in after care, is on the mend and back with his little dog, Penny.

In all of this, George is more conscious of the need for young at heart people like himself, to have ready access to communicating on them at all times, with either their mobile phone or a personal alarm.

Penny agrees.