Overview
- The 84-year-old Volksmusik singer tripped over an ivy vine in her garden and broke her arm, a sequence she described in an interview published Wednesday.
- Doctors performed emergency surgery and inserted a metal plate to stabilise the fracture, and she now wears an orthosis while healing.
- After the fall she was able to stand and called her friend Marlene, who drove her to the emergency department because she had not been wearing an emergency alert device.
- While Hellwig was in hospital her dog Gustl died, and she says her family is now looking for an older dog to keep her company.
- The account comes from Hellwig’s interview with Neue Post and was republished by several entertainment outlets, raising attention to the safety risks older adults face when doing physical chores alone and the likely impact on her early July birthday plans.