Mr Kassim, who has 32 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren, now walks with the help of a walking frame. The former typing instructor retired when he was 68.
Before those falls, he would walk to the shops every morning to buy a copy of Malay newspaper Berita Harian. He would also go for walks around his Jurong West neighbourhood.
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