On January 28th, 2026, a 72-year-old woman choked on a hard candy while watching television alone at home. She used NovaCare on herself and cleared the obstruction.
"I was sucking on a butterscotch and it slipped to the back of my throat. I couldn’t breathe at all. I live alone. My phone was across the room and even if I could reach it, I couldn’t speak. My son gave me the NovaCare last Thanksgiving and told me to keep it on the coffee table next to my chair. I grabbed it and pressed. The candy came out. One press. I sat there for twenty minutes before I could stand up. I’m 72, I live alone, and I nearly died from a piece of candy in my own living room. There was nothing else I could have done. No one to call. No one to help. NovaCare is the reason I’m still here."
— Dorothy F.