I’m almost done putting together my online personal health record with ihealthrecord.com’s free service. So far, I’m quite impressed and now I’m at the part where I put in my emergency contact information,

But here is where I come across what to me is a huge – I mean HUGE mistake – there’s only room for one contact.

Naturally, I put down the name and phone numbers of my husband. But he’s currently in Pennsylvania while I finish up my employment here, pack up the house and close on escrow. I’ll be in Pennsylvania the week after Thanksgiving. What if something happens to me between now and then? My husband is about 3,000 miles away. Plus, what if he’s unavailable? There’s a three-hour time difference. He turns off his cell phone at night; his parents’ are hard of hearing and don’t hear phones ringing downstairs from their room (they also turn off their bedroom phone at night).

I could put down my mother. Or my father. But they live two hours away and my mom doesn’t drive at night and my dad doesn’t drive at all anymore. My sister? She’s in Arizona; I’m in California – you do the Mapquest.

But there’s room for only one. One. Better pick wisely; pick someone who is always available. Never sleeps. Doesn’t work. Always walks by my side, maybe even joined at my hip. Oh, where is my conjoined twin when I need one!

Wait. If I did have a conjoined twin, wouldn’t she also be injured were I to get in an accident?

So I’m right back where I started. Only room for one. Just one.

Sheesh.

Even Noah knew enough to leave space enough for two.