Older adults often face extra challenges when it comes to escaping a fire. Mobility, hearing, or vision issues can make every second harder. Is your home ready? Remember alarms, exits, plan, and practice. • Alarms – Are your smoke alarms working? Do you need bed shakers or strobe lights if hearing is a challenge? • Exits – Are hallways and doors clear for walkers, wheelchairs, or canes? • Plan – Is there a safe bedroom on the ground floor or close to an exit? • Practice – Have you gone over the

You ever have someone walk out of your life with no warning? No explanation, no closure — just silence. You replay everything, trying to find the missing piece, the one moment where it all went wrong. But here’s the truth: when they leave without a reason… that is the reason. It’s not that you missed the signs — it’s that their emotional maturity couldn’t carry the weight of a real conversation. People who are grounded, secure, and self-aware don’t disappear without a word. They may leave, yes —