my grandmother fell on xmas day a few years ago, broke her hip. late 90s. basically always fatal, if not immediately then in the very short term. she passed about 3 days later in the hospital ward. recovery from any sort of serious injury or break drains way too much energy for most old people to cope.
i didn't ask her how she was doing, because she was hallucinating and seeing little birds in the corners of the ceiling. but, on balance, pretty much a merciful and not too protracted end to a very long life. watching (very) old ones age and pass seems to be a very complicated matter thesedays, with so much excellent medicine and infinitesimal extensions to life available.
Last edited by uziq (2025-09-09 23:17:33)
