A painful fall FROM GRACE

A scary tumble down the stairs has left Kerre battered and off balance, and taking steps so it won't happen again

What is the generally accepted age at which you have A Fall? Capital A; capital F. Not that you've tripped over. Not that you've stumbled across a step, because those are things that younger people do.

It might be the same accident. A 28-year-old might fall down a flight of stairs because they've tripped on their long dress. In fact, 28-year-olds do get their long skirts caught in their heels and fall down stairs, and when that happens, they have fallen down the stairs.

But when a 58-year-old stands on the hem of her long dress and plunges headlong down a flight of stairs, only stopping when their face hits the hand rail, that is called A Fall. And that seems so much worse.