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       Some falls are lucky
       By: agate Date: November 26, 2025, 1:31 am
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       Falling is so much a part of the "MS experience" that they often
       seem unremarkable to anyone with MS or to family members dealing
       with a relative with MS.
       But there are falls that injure, and then there are the very
       very fortunate falls that don't.
       Today I fell and it seems to have been one of those rare lucky
       falls with no serious damage. I don't know how I managed it, but
       I'm going to keep up with my exercises, just in case they're
       helping me to fall less harmfully.
       I was in the kitchen putting the finishing touches on dinner. I
       had turned off the oven and the burner on the stove. I was
       holding an empty but hot saucepan.  Suddenly, as has happened
       twice before, my left side buckled and I went down.
       Some things went flying onto the floor. I knocked over the waste
       basket too. But no food was spilled, and I was able to get up
       easily enough by hanging onto the edges of the double sink. I
       went right on with dinner and was hardly shaken up at all.
       I took a couple of Tylenol later to stave off some aches that
       were starting up. Tomorrow things might be worse but I hope not.
       However, I wasn't able to get around to finding anything else to
       post here today.  Maybe some people will be interested in
       knowing that there are falls that aren't so injurious. I don't
       recommend any falls but some of them don't result in a fracture
       or bruises or a disoriented feeling.
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