It was the very first night of my two-week vacation, and I had just arrived at my mother’s house after a 12-hour drive. My mother was happy to see me, and we spent a great evening catching up on all the local goings-on. We turned in early, anticipating a fun tomorrow. Well, that was the plan, anyway.
That night, in the wee hours of the morning, Mom got up to go to the bathroom and promptly fell—the first time she had ever done so in her life. It banged her up right proper, and she spent the better part of the next week in the hospital. Upon her return home, I had to extend my vacation to help her get back to her old self. Thus, I have both professional and personal experience with falls and their consequences.
