Osteoporosis is a disease where decreased bone strength and mass significantly increase the risk of fractures. Find out more about the causes, symptoms and risk factors.
My Mom and Osteoporosis: Navigating the Challenges of a Chronic Illness
I didn’t know anything about osteoporosis until my 83-year-old mother broke her hip a few days before Christmas in 2011. At that time, my sister did some online research about hip fractures and found a statistic from the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) that said almost a quarter of people who suffer a hip fracture die within the first year after the fracture. We were shocked!