Articles Reducing Fall Risks

[Sunshine 2]

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[agate]

Jane Brody is always worth reading. I'm going to come back to this article just as soon as the NY Times lifts its paywall, as it does once a month. I believe it's on the first of the month, at which point those of us who are too cheap to pay for a subscription are entitled to a few free articles--5 or 10, I think?

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((((((Hugs to All)))))) ~

Sunshine ~

Thank you for sharing this article. I also hit a paywall, so I'll try again in October.

Falling is my greatest fear, and it's one of the main reasons why I stopped walking around my neighborhood.

A couple of years ago, an elderly woman, who I saw frequently on the trails, fell. She was a tiny lady, but I couldn't lift her, and she didn't speak English. I think she tripped on an elevation in the sidewalk, which I always see and step over. There were several places on our trails where tree roots had uplifted sidewalk slabs.

Fortunately, two other people were walking toward us, and I flagged them down to help her. One of them was a young man, who easily got her to her feet. He and the woman with him spoke her language and helped her get back to her home. The elderly lady did not have a cell phone or a life alert button. If the other couple had not come along, I would have called 911 on my cell.

I worry about walking around my dirt backyard, because there are roots from my tree and the greenbelt tree invading it. Then there is the netting, which was used when our sod was installed years ago. I have to pay attention, when I water the plants in the backyard so that I don't trip on those small obstacles.

My 92 year old grandmother fell out of bed. The alert button for the staff was located in the bathroom. The phone was on her nightstand but she couldn't reach it. She laid on the floor from 10 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. the next day, when I made my daily call to her. She was able to use the cord to pull the phone off and down to her. Of course, I called 911, the staff in the facility, my uncle and aunt, etc. She had bilateral pneumonia, and she passed a few months later.

The most important thing is to make your environment safe, with no obstacles in your path. But we should always have a phone or alert button with us, just in case.

I look forward to reading this article, when I can.

Love & Light,

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Rose

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THANKS!

[Virginia]

I'll have to wait until sometime in October also. Thanks for posting this Sunshine.

[agate]

October is just around the corner....