So many old people fall while getting dressed and usually break a bone that takes a lot of time to heal, months in fact.

This is because, when young, they were told to dress standing up and a lifelong habit is very difficult to give up.

What I suggest is that teachers and parents start telling children to dress sitting down so that when they grow old they will find this easy to do.

In so doing, far fewer hospital beds would be occupied by the elderly in the future.

Josephine Gatt-Ciancio

KALKARA