I’m also hearing an unconfirmed report that he fell a second time once inside a room or office, but you know how the rumor mill is.
I’m also hearing an unconfirmed report that he fell a second time once inside a room or office, but you know how the rumor mill is.
Is he dead?
Not yet, but an 82 year old falling down stairs is kind of on a fast track.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2804614
“In 2020, 42,114 deaths in the US were related to falls, with 86% occurring among adults aged 65 years or older.1 Falls are the leading cause of injury and among the leading causes of death among older adults in the US.2,3”
Yeah, but most of those don’t have Congressional level health coverage.
My dad had Parkinson’s, which he fought for many years. When he couldn’t walk anywhere without falling, that was when he had only months left to live. I know that’s a very specific situation, but his doctor told me the same general statistic you did and to let him know when my dad starts falling more often. Even when he just had random falls once in a while, that was when he was within a year of the end.