Quoted from www.copd-support.com Webpage.

"In the past, we have had friends that we've made on the list "disappear," and we had no way of knowing if they were all right or not. We have subscribers that live alone and might need help. So we devised a plan to try and keep in touch with other subscribers privately. The concept is that individuals who wish to participate provide some information concerning how they may be contacted and the name and telephone of a neighbor or relative who also could be contacted for the same purpose. Everyone is assigned to a "Watch Group," but only basic identification information is provided to the group.

In the event that someone disappears, the List Managers are contacted using the email address: Management@copd-support.com. Then a phone call or two is made to try and determine where the individual is and if they need assistance. The system does work and we have found it necessary to use it several times."