Obama’s grandmother, broke her hip – dies, one day before historic election
November 3, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Whether you are an Obama supporter or not, I think that this news has to be a bit sad for many. Barack Obama has been making history and could be the first African-American president of the United States, but his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who broke her hip not too long ago, died of cancer today – one day before that historic election.
It’s known that a broken hip in seniors can speed up a disease process, like that of cancer. The pain and disability can cause the most independent of seniors to become weak and frail.
I can only hope that she …read more




