Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

Ouch, that knee hurts Fear of falling is a vexing problem for women my age. Like many people who fall, even if they're not injured, I have become afraid of falling. This fear causes me to cut down on my everyday activities, ironically making me weaker and increasing my chances of falling. According to Harvard Women's Health Watch, women are at a big disadvantage when it comes to falling, especially indoors. We're 50% more likely than men to show up at an emergency room due

The fall happened in my kitchen on Friday, June 13. Given the date, I should have been more careful. It was quite dramatic and frightening as the glass teapot I was taking to the sink to wash slipped out of my hand and shattered, covering me and the kitchen in shards of glass. I fell trying to prevent the inevitable disaster. I was lucky as I only had a few minor cuts. After rinsing myself off in the shower to be sure there was no glass in my hair or on my body, a couple of B