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Jun. 15th, 2009 10:28 am
Aww, crap.
Just got a call from my aunt; my grandfather is in the hospital with (probably) a broken hip.
He's 89 years old. Broken hips at that age are bad. For seniors, the rate of death in the year after a hip fracture is 20-25%. My grandfather is already pretty frail, and we're afraid this may make him just give up. And, sure, 89 years is a good run, but he's my grandpa. And Tegan's Poppy. She adores him, and always goes to talk to him specifically when we're over at Karla's house.
He's 89 years old. Broken hips at that age are bad. For seniors, the rate of death in the year after a hip fracture is 20-25%. My grandfather is already pretty frail, and we're afraid this may make him just give up. And, sure, 89 years is a good run, but he's my grandpa. And Tegan's Poppy. She adores him, and always goes to talk to him specifically when we're over at Karla's house.