In the nick of time: How an Apple watch saved this woman's life

A Pune-based civil lawyer wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook thanking him after the Apple Watch ‘saved her life’, Gadgets Now reported.

Arati Joglekar, 53, had purchased the smart watch to monitor her health. “Given the stressful condition of my life, I purchased the smart watch to monitor my basic health and started using it to track my fitness, especially after attending the gym,” she told the channel.

On one occasion in court, one of Joglekar’s associates had missed getting a signature on an important document, which resulted in her losing her temper. Suddenly, the watch began buzzing on her wrist. Thinking that it was a malfunction, she looked to see that the watch advised her to take a break as her heart was beating at 136 beats per minute. The average heartbeat is 80 beats per minute.

Fearing a critical health incident during work, she took a break. “This notification made me realise how my health is being affected by the stress in my job.” Joglekar added.

That evening, she shared the incident with her family and her son suggested that she write to Tim Cook to thank him for ‘making possible such life changing moments.’

Her son searched for Tim Cook’s email address online and wrote an appreciation mail to him narrating the incident and how the Apple Watch saved her mother from a life-threatening situation.

Tim Cook responded to the mail, “I’m happy your Mum is fine. Thanks for your note and kind words. Best, Tim.”