This is a salutary account of the unimagined repercussions of a fall. The lady is the mother of an American friend, but there are so many parallels and important lessons, wherever we are.
A tiny stumble, a life upended
AFTER A FALL, LIFE IS UPENDED IN AN INSTANT — A SUDDEN LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE, AN AWKWARD RELIANCE ON FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND A NEW LEVEL OF FEAR FOR THOSE WHO FALL, AND THEIR CONTEMPORARIES.