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		ketzo on May 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Animal Is Tired 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.

Jiocus on May 10, 2021 [–]

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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