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Re:The Animal Is Tired by ketzo on Sunday May 09, 2021 @08:16PM (#27101201)
Your body really isn't meant to stay horizontal 23+ hours/day, and that's what many elderly people are reduced to after a bad fall.

Bed sores develop very quickly, and an elderly immune system often simply isn't equipped to fight them. Gangrene and amputations are extremely common in end-of-life care.

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Re:The Animal Is Tired by Jiocus on Sunday May 09, 2021 @09:13PM (#27101599)
For clarity, this sets in as the old body may still be slowly or practically unable to recover from the first event, the fall (e.g. a broken bone).
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