Posted on 04/18/2005 10:21:25 AM PDT by kingattax
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- A 75-year-old woman who lay trapped in her bathtub for five days toasted her rescue with a cola and a cigarette. Jane Fromal suffered slight dehydration even though she said she ran tap water to drink during the ordeal.
Doctors said they would keep her at the hospital for a few days to make sure her muscles were working right.
Fromal drew a bath Saturday afternoon to nurse a sore tailbone.
"I thought I'd get in the tub and soak," she said Thursday as she rested at Riverside Regional Medical Center. "I didn't know I was going to soak for five days."
She tried to lift herself up a number of times but was unable to do so. Her elbows and forearms were left raw and sore.
Fromal didn't sleep much during the five days. "How can you sleep in a bathtub?"
She finally got help when a neighbor's grandson noticed newspapers piling up in her driveway and insisted his grandmother call Fromal's family.
Shaun Foley, 21, tried banging on her doors and windows and noticed that her mailbox was stuffed.
James Mountjoy, Fromal's grandson-in-law, burst through a locked storm door. Family members found her in the bathroom off her upstairs bedroom on Wednesday evening.
After donning a warm robe, being lifted to safety and drinking a little water, Fromal didn't ask for food. She wanted one of her Parliament 100s and a Coke.
It wasn't the first time Fromal, who has a little trouble with her legs, has been stuck in the bathtub. A few weeks ago she lay in the tub all day.
Fromal's family plans to add railings and a tub chair in her bathroom
I've been thinking of inventing some kind of device to help old people who fall down and can't get themselves up. No ideas yet, but I'm thinking of calling it the "Geezer Easer."
Brilliant lady.
which does she need...bigger tub or a smaller butt ?
"How can you sleep in a bathtub?"
Not a problem for me.... :)
make sure the lifeguard is on duty :)
I've always told my kids to not do this, but I set a poor example. (Just don't tell them.)
How many times do I have to tell her,ALL WAYS BRING YOUR SMOKES WITH YOU!
Doesnt she realise smoking will shorten her life span geez
which does she need...bigger tub or a smaller butt ?
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I don't think it was her size that got her stuck...seems she was too weak to lift herself out.
I'll bet that "pond" was well stocked with "corn eyed brown trout" at the end of the week!
I urge all Freepers with elderly parents to not wait for a tragedy, add the rails now!
lol...do you know a good lure for em ?
thats great advice
Was she all wrinkled when she got out or was anyone able to tell?
That is absolutely disgusting! LOL!
""How can you sleep in a bathtub?" "
Go to Las Vegas with 5 people and only rent a single room...
lol
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