Grandmother stuck in tub for five days

[northzax]

Grandmother stuck in bathtub for five days

After her rescue, 75-year-old celebrates with Coke and a cigarette

HAMPTON, Va. - A 75-year-old woman who lay trapped in her bathtub for five days toasted her rescue with a Coke and a cigarette.

Jane Fromal suffered slight dehydration even though she said she ran tap water to drink during the ordeal. She was released Sunday after being hospitalized for four days at Riverside Regional Medical Center.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7546770/?GT1=6428

[chickenscratching]

1. i heard about this

i heard it has happened before? like ever heard of getting her a chair? or one of those little alert bracelets?
what the hell does ones skin look like after laying in water for five days?

[northzax]

2. she's a 75 year old smoker

what do you think her skin looks like before lying in the tub for five days?

[Skittles]

4. like Barbara Bush Sr.

:o

[DS1]

3. Answer

[LiberallyInclined]

5. i would hope that she might have drained the water at some point-

nt

[underpants]

6. It wasn’t the first time Fromal has been stuck in the bathtub

It wasn’t the first time Fromal has been stuck in the bathtub, but her family plans to make sure it never happens again by adding railings and a tub chair to the bathroom.

[MissMillie]

7. how about taking out the tub and installing a shower stall?

they can fit a shower chair in the shower stall.

[Kingshakabobo]

8. How bout calling Grams once-in-a-frickin-while? n/t