OT: Healing thoughts for Leland Sklar

[EscapeRocks]

Apparently he had a bad fall the other day.

 

 

[johnchop]

He posted a follow up from home saying he just needs to heal and get teeth fixed.

 

Said exhaustion got the better of him.

 

He’s a legend! Glad it wasn’t more serious. 

[EscapeRocks]

@Dave Ferris

I completely agree.    I will be 60 at the end of December.   While getting to play rock and roll on stage keeps me 'young at heart', I often forget I'm not 25 anymore.

 

I find myself holding on tight to ladders, where I used to run up and down them, no problem.  Just walking thru my house these days, simply stepping on the corner of a throw rug can send me tumbling if I'm not careful.

 

About a year ago, I actually did have a bad fall.   Was walking down the stairs, not holding the hand rail, as I was carrying some trash bags.   Apparently my inner balance decided this would be a good time to go haywire.   Two steps from the bottom, here I go, face first.  Somehow I was able to get the big trash bag out in front of me, which prevented my head from hitting the tile.  My arm hit first.  My stairs are carpeted, and I guess I dragged a leg very hard, as I ripped a bunch of skin.

 

I honest;y laid there for a minute assessing the situation:  "ok  nothing feels broken, but my back hurts a bit...."   I decided to just roll over on my back and lay there for a few minutes contemplating life.

That was scary.  I since always hold the rails.   I also have converted a downstairs area to be my music room/music gear storage.

[Jose EB5AGV]

Yes, that moment when stairs become a dangerous thing happens. I used to go up and down the stairs at home really fast, two steps at a time, even carrying things... Until one day I miscalculated and, going downstairs, impacted the floor from several steps height. The most damaged part of me was my ego 😞. But it was a revelation and a warning. Since then, I always use the hand rail and take more time to go up and down. Lesson learned!

[EscapeRocks]

39 minutes ago, EB5AGV said:

Yes, that moment when stairs become a dangerous thing happens. I used to go up and down the stairs at home really fast, two steps at a time, even carrying things... Until one day I miscalculated and, going downstairs, impacted the floor from several steps height. The most damaged part of me was my ego 😞. But it was a revelation and a warning. Since then, I always use the hand rail and take more time to go up and down. Lesson learned!

Even better is when you fall up the stairs..... like "where the hell did that come from"

[David Emm]

"Don't fall down!" was an amusing parting wish in my group until too many of us did. The second worst part is suddenly staring at the ceiling and thinking "How did I get here?" I no longer need a wheeled carrying case for a synth. I need a dolly for ME!  

 

Leland, I hope you heal so fast, it surprises you.

[Delaware Dave]

On 10/6/2022 at 7:22 PM, EscapeRocks said:

Even better is when you fall up the stairs..... like "where the hell did that come from"

 

You're not alone ....      

 

https://youtu.be/3gcQrFsUFzQ?t=16

[allan_evett]

14 minutes ago, Delaware Dave said:

 

You're not alone ....      

 

https://youtu.be/3gcQrFsUFzQ?t=16

I can well relate!  This is a standing absurdity between me and the studio manager/fellow teacher where I work... She and I don't fall down our studio's inside staircase, we fall up .

 

Glad that Lee is doing better now; I'd followed his YTs during his ordeal. 

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I'm 63, soon to turn 64.  Feel mentally decades younger, and mostly the same physically. But...fall risk is much higher. Coupled with that I've usually been a dreamer - 'spacing out' from time to time; not a good combination with increasing age and fall risk. So a couple years back I prioritized situational awareness, which has helped greatly.  When younger I prided myself on being able schlepp a lot a once and make minimum trips moving gear, groceries, etc.  But that took a lousy turn last December when I tried to juggle too much, and promptly launched myself from two steps too high outside my teaching studio - landing partly on dirt, partly on the sidewalk.  Hell of a wallop.  Somehow skinned both knees (through my jeans) and badly scraped the side of my RH, not to mention at least hairline fracturing two upper ribs (6 weeks or so of slowly diminishing pain).  I now take at least two trips to move stuff, and always use railings - especially on our new basement's staircase.  I'm lazer-focused on each step and always check my balance.  Found out last year that a former student's now-late husband became that way on their basement stairs.  Definitely not a way I want to go out...

[Docbop]

33 minutes ago, allan_evett said:

I can well relate!  This is a standing absurdity between me and the studio manager/fellow teacher where I work... She and I don't fall down our studio's inside staircase, we fall up .

 

Glad that Lee is doing better now; I'd followed his YTs during his ordeal. 

...

I'm 63, soon to turn 64.  Feel mentally decades younger, and mostly the same physically. But...fall risk is much higher. Coupled with that I've usually been a dreamer - 'spacing out' from time to time; not a good combination with increasing age and fall risk. So a couple years back I prioritized situational awareness, which has helped greatly.  When younger I prided myself on being able schlepp a lot a once and make minimum trips moving gear, groceries, etc.  But that took a lousy turn last December when I tried to juggle too much, and promptly launched myself from two steps too high outside my teaching studio - landing partly on dirt, partly on the sidewalk.  Hell of a wallop.  Somehow skinned both knees (through my jeans) and badly scraped the side of my RH, not to mention at least hairline fracturing two upper ribs (6 weeks or so of slowly diminishing pain).  I now take at least two trips to move stuff, and always use railings - especially on our new basement's staircase.  I'm lazer-focused on each step and always check my balance.  Found out last year that a former student's now-late husband became that way on their basement stairs.  Definitely not a way I want to go out...

 

This is why I got an Apple Watch because I have fallen a couple times and ended up in UC, second time messed me up pretty bad.    Since Covid I walk a lot for exercise so I wanted  to be safe when out walking and the Apple Watch has Fall Detection.  Back in my roadie days by body took quite a pounding a number of times, but bounced back fast, nowadays I stepped off a curb and blew out my knee, but I had a nice nurse for Physical Therapy.  Hey I may be an old dawg, but I'm still a dawg!

[jazzpiano88]

Wishing Lee a speedy recovery!

 

Deaths resulting from falls are the leading cause of death in the elderly 65 and older.

Even worse, injuries from falls often kick off a chain of events leading to death by another cause (often as a result of the immobility and difficulty healing during rehab at home). 

 

As you get into your 70s and 80s, unless you're a VIP (where a Dr will keep track of you like a hawk), you definitely don't want to be spending any time in a hospital recovering from a fall because other causes of death can occur with more likelihood.