The other morning, I escaped unscathed from a dangerous situation. No,
an armed robber didn’t break into my house, nor did I find myself face
to face with a mountain lion during my bird walk. What I survived was my
daily shower.
You see, falls are a common cause of death in older people like me. (I’m
75.) Among my wife’s and my circle of close friends over the age of 70,
one became crippled for life, one broke a shoulder and one broke a leg
in falls on the sidewalk. One fell down the stairs, and another may not
survive a recent fall.
“Really!” you may object. “What’s my risk of falling in the shower? One
in a thousand?” My answer: Perhaps, but that’s not nearly good enough.
For the rest of the story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/science/jared-diamonds-guide-to-reducing-lifes-risks.html
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