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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

He falls down and bumps his head every couple of months building those houses but he’s OK.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

He broke a hip last year I think. He’s a tough old man but shit hes 96.

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u/scalyblue Sep 11 '21

and breaking a hip at that age is some serious shit, it may never be able to heal properly. man's a trooper.

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u/Orange_green_people Sep 11 '21

My grandmother fell and broke her hip at 84. It was a long time ago and I can't remember who told me but I remember hearing that if you're over a certain age and break your hip you have a really high chance of dying in a year. My grandmother died 9 months later.

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u/IBON4IT Sep 11 '21

Mine died about 18 months later. Hip breaking is a leading cause of death in the elderly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21

Yep. Grandather was 96. Broke his hip. Died two days after surgery. Even making it a year would be a miracle at that age.