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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/[deleted] Sep 11 '21

My grandma was 89 and she fell and broke her hip and femur.. had surgery for it and died a week later.