I have had seven major falls in the last five years, each of which I believed could have happened to anyone. The problem is, they don't happen to other people. On Christmas Eve we were at my daughter's new (and unfamillar) house where the foyer is raised about three inches above the living room and dining room. Needless to say I missed the step and fell *** over teakettle flat on my face. Bad enough my daughter and grandchildren saw it but so did her in-laws.

My husband nearly fell twice after that. The operative word being nearly. It's not so much balance as it is balance recovery that is the problem. Once I start going down it's "Katy bar the door."

Just one more embarrassing item to add to the list.