Don’t Wait to Age-Proof Your Home

It’s easier now than later

George “Ace” Acevedo
Crow’s Feet
Published in
4 min readMay 4, 2023

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Photo by Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd. on Unsplash

My mother-in-law Elaine fell trying to go down the steps from her house to the garage when she was 74. They were rickety wooden stairs with a wobbly rail, and my wife said they had been that way for the 12 years Elaine owned the home.

My wife and I had only started dating when her mom fell. I’d been to Elaine’s house once and went in…

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George “Ace” Acevedo
Crow’s Feet

Writer. Noisemaker. Visual Artist. Former radio guy who knows a little about a lot.