The Austrian construction contractor Richard Lugner is in hospital after a fall. Now his condition seems to be getting worse.
- The Austrian construction contractor Richard Lugner is in the hospital.
- The 87-year-old's condition appears to be getting worse.
- Now his ex-wife reports details.
Vienna - The Austrian contractor Richard Lugner is seriously injured in hospital after a fall . As several Austrian media reported on Tuesday, the 87-year-old broke his thigh joint capsule in a fall in the bathroom . Now he should lie in bed for weeks.
Richard Lugner is in hospital: building contractor seriously injured
"I have to lie still for a month and not even go to the toilet," Lugner told the Austrian news agency APA . “I'm not doing so well.” He is only allowed to receive visits from his daughter occasionally, more is not allowed. The 87-year-old said he slipped on the floor freshly mopped by his housekeeper on the way to the toilet on Friday. Lugner is said to have confirmed this to several media over the phone from the hospital bed .
But although he fell badly, he only noticed the effects a short time later. “At first I thought everything was okay and went to bed. Then it got worse and worse, ”he told the newspaper Kurier . Shortly afterwards, he was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance . It should therefore not be operated on at first, the fracture should heal on its own with bed rest. But as his ex-wife Christina "Mausi" Lugner now reports to RTL, the 87-year-old's condition is said to have worsened.
Richard Lugner: The 87-year-old apparently has to struggle with complications
The 55-year-old, who was married to the ex-builder for 16 years , now reports complications. According to this, a pneumonia and even possibly intestinal bleeding should cause "mortar" Lugner to create. A condition that “often doesn't end well” at this age. But despite the complications, Christina "Mausi" Lugner is optimistic in the interview: "He has an irrepressible will."
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