remote care technology 2025-09-20T15:00:50Z

It started as a serene solo hike through the Rockies, the kind of escape where you forget the world exists until the world reminds you it does. I was miles from any trailhead, breathing in that crisp mountain air, when my boot caught on a loose rock. A sharp twist, a sickening crack, and suddenly I was on the ground, my ankle screaming in protest. Panic didn’t just set in; it swallowed me whole. Alone, with no cell service bars blinking on my phone, I felt that primal fear clawing at my throat.