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Do you know of any elderly ppl who started falling quite often?
I'm curious because we hear of crazy conspiracies and then we hear all types of data arguing pro and con but I just want to hear real-life anecdotes. Do you know of anyone as described in my thread title?
My relative is elderly (early 80s) but fit for his age, if you look at him, you'd think he's late 60s, anyway, no walker or any walking aids, etc. The way he described it, he just maybe got his foot caught on a little bump in the carpet or something minor like that, so that one can usually catch themselves and not get hurt - except in his case, once the initial fall happens, he suddenly lost any reaction functions, and as a result fell like he got tazed (I would imagine is a close enough analogy except he was conscious throughout), so he got hurt more than he should've: bruised chest, arms, etc. This happened 3 times in the past 12 months.
The crazy thing is that the doctors are absolutely clueless, supposedly did all the tests, scanned his brain, etc. So, no diagnosis and therefore no treatment advice either. Wth...
Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows anything. Or do we just chalk this up to old age, although he says that he should've been able to catch it or at least brace for the falls. He never had any falling history before this past year.
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