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‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. What could we have done to prevent it?

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM · 1 min read

‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. What could we have done to prevent it? — MarketWatch, Washington DC Business news — Image: MarketWatch

“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”

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