โฒ 89 โผ How much do you know about your parent's life around the age you are now? (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments Besides that my parents lived a world apart around the age I am now, I honestly don't know what their life was like.
[โ] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Why was your mother paralysed? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) She had ulcerative colitis, and there were medications she had to take for it but after awhile she stopped taking the meds out of vanity because they had side effects that she thought made her look too "puffy," next thing I know she was in the hospital after having a stroke that paralyzed her at the age of 32 and she lived another 30 years paralyzed like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Wow, sorry to hear that. Terrifying to think we can make one misstep and end up invalid in bed, the rest of our life. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) She had ulcerative colitis, and there were medications she had to take for it but after awhile she stopped taking the meds out of vanity because they had side effects that she thought made her look too "puffy," next thing I know she was in the hospital after having a stroke that paralyzed her at the age of 32 and she lived another 30 years paralyzed like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Wow, sorry to hear that. Terrifying to think we can make one misstep and end up invalid in bed, the rest of our life. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Wow, sorry to hear that. Terrifying to think we can make one misstep and end up invalid in bed, the rest of our life. permalink fedilink source parent