as a stroke survivor i'd be s.o.l. as i have to rely on others to assist me with many daily routines that most people take for granted. there are so many aspects of our daily modern lives that are maintained by others such as water, electricity, food, etc. even the simplest tasked that our great grand parents could accomplish would be beyond most of us unless they were a prepper, a diyer or a survivalist. even the smallest injury could spell a slow and agonizing death