My mom fell this morning, good news she didn’t break anything, just bruised herself
Gosh it’s rough seeing your parents become frail.
I’m sorry to hear about your mom. It’s scary for the kids to see and/or know about it, but it’s scarier for the parent who falls. All of a sudden, they are aware of their vulnerability, and they don’t want to experience it again.
Recently, we had a resident who was always falling. She didn’t drink, except maybe a beer or two on really hot days, but she kept falling on her face. Her problem was that she had gotten scooter chair, and used it for everything. She seldom got out of it except to go to bed, the bathroom or fix something to eat.
Her leg muscles had atrophied and her legs were almost useless. My daughter suggested a few years ago that I get one, and I told her I would have to be paralyzed before I did that!