I've had 2 fairly bad falls recently. I lose my balance a lot, but I'm really good at catching myself before I actually fall.
My room is in the attic and the steps leading to it are really bad, very narrow, steep, and slippery. I'm frequently asked how I haven't killed myself on them yet. I always lean my weight towards the steps, so if I lose my footing/balance I'll fall on them rather than down. Falling up the steps is a regular occurrence.
In May I was coming down the steps and slid down a few on one foot, luckily I caught myself on the railing. I scraped my foot, hurt my arm, and totally jarred my body.
Lola is not allowed to climb the steps, I'm sure she could but I'm afraid. My poodle was twice as big as she is and she fell down the steps a few times (never got hurt).
Then a few months ago I was trying to step over a baby gate, it blocks my room from the step area, with Lola in my arm. I didn't get my leg up high enough and I fell into the gate. I caught myself on a shelving unit thing, so I didn't fall all the way down. It hurt so bad, I had to hobble back to my bed and lay there for a few minutes. I bruised the entire front of my calf, it took about 2 months for it to stop being tender and the blue tinge to go away.
Lola was fine, just startled. She took care of me while I was laying down. |