Comments on: Falling Down

By: Mule Taker

Mule Taker — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:26:42 +0000

Nora.My grandmother died just over a year ago. 98 years of age.A broken hip did the deed.She wouldn't have survived an operation to repair the damage and the pain was treated with morphine which eventually took it's toll.
Savannah-I think if gran had made it over theah to y'all about 20 years ago she'd still be kickin ass.Yep.fuck that nursing home shit.

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:47:55 +0000

I've never understood this thing about broken hips leading to deaths. It happened to a friend of mine who emigrated decades ago. She was only six years older than me, but she died after breaking a (second) hip.

I googled why people die from broken hips and I could only find references to "complications" arising from lack of mobility. Nothing very specific at all.

(PS I'll be thinking of you, Norma.)

By: Abdul

Abdul — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:35:55 +0000

There's always a way back St, and here I'm using the old sweet science nonsense again, Dunne fell three times, in the first round versus Martinez defending his Euro title at the Point. But less than two years later he was world champ – despite falling twice in the fifth. It isn't the falling down that does us in, t'is the inclination to believe there is no reason to get back up.

Sounds good unstranger – has Savannah any Irish in her I wonder, cough…..

By: st.leger.norma

st.leger.norma — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:34:59 +0000

A whole lot of falling down.
I have fallen physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, morally, socially…..
I always seemed to find a way back.
Recently, I have fallen, I just can't see a way back this time, Its not really my personal fall, sorry can't really explain either.
Has it ever happened to anyone else, the person I was 9 days ago, I can no longer find.
Sorry if this is all vague and deep and clueless but I'm probably searching and I just can't find a way back up.

By: unstranger

unstranger — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:46:58 +0000

Don't know about that ABDUL although you are close to the point, I think however that SAVANNAH makes a lovely interpolation!

Wouldn't you accept such an openly welcome alternative?

I think BOCK has spotted a real humdinger of an issue here given the stats which show that the majority of deaths among occupants of nursing homes arise from complications following hip replacement surgery; such surgery necessitated by the occupants having had a FALL!.

By: Abdul

Abdul — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:28:10 +0000

You may be missing the point boys, Falling Down, as in the movie, was more or less about a fall from the accepted norms of civilised society – as in taking a baseball bat to the Korean shopkeeper for over charging, and the subsequent descent of a man waging a war against the frustrations of the system, something like that anyway.Falling down as in this post was a look at how families might have an altogether different perception of a fall at 70 as opposed to 20,30,40 etc etc – as in ship the contrary auld fuck off to the quare place -but not before he signs over the house, and gives us the pin code to his bank card.

By: unstranger

unstranger — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:34:15 +0000

Even seasons have their fall!

By: savannah

savannah — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:31:04 +0000

sugar, when it gets to that time, come down heah and y'all can live the high life with all of us! fuck that nursing home shit! xoxox

By: Bock

Bock — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:53:07 +0000

I knew a guy who quit smoking at 75.

Why? At 75, nothing is bad for you.

By: The Hoge

The Hoge — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:32:30 +0000

Feck it Sniffle you beat me to the mention of the movie Falling Down, good show.

Speaking of movies, there may be a solution for you Bock in Little Miss Sunshine. Have you seen it? Remember the Grandpa?

He decided that once he reached a certain age he'd start snorting Class As. He explained his decision to his grandson thus;
"When you're young, you're crazy to do that shit. When you're old you're crazy not to."