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Today was an eventful day as I worked on my ambulance. We got called for a women down in her home. When we showed up we found this 83yr old female lying on her tummy on the ground half dressed. She told us she fell last night and was there all night and most of the day. She lives in a senior citizen place with her own apartment, but they do keep records on the elderly living there. She had signed up for an activity and when she didn't show up, they came looking for her. Her face was swollen with bruising on one side of her face. She had bruising on her arms and legs combined with rug burns to her knees and elbows. Her skin on her elbows had skin tears opened with some weeping coming from them. My heart just broke when I saw her. She was a little over weight, and I guess she just could not get back up. She said she was crawling around in the dark and finally gave up.

Please if you have a loved one that is getting up in age, check up on them. I understand they want their independence, but they also want the companionship.

Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
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