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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, breaks ribs in fall
cnbc ^ | November 8, 2018

Posted on 11/08/2018 6:59:15 AM PST by SMGFan

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To: tet68

Mrs. Ginsberg will retire only when she reaches room temperature, and not a minute sooner.


61 posted on 11/08/2018 7:38:15 AM PST by gathersnomoss (Grace and Dignity Will Win The Day)
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To: SMGFan

Is she really asleep or do they just wheel her in for photo ops.

62 posted on 11/08/2018 7:39:54 AM PST by seawolf101 (Member LES DEPLORABLES)
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To: SMGFan

It will eventually feel better after it stops hurting.


63 posted on 11/08/2018 7:40:04 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

While I don’t agree with her politics I must wish her a good recovery. I don’t think RBG is a bad person just wrong headed.

Broken ribs aren’t fun been there done that. Breathing can be difficult and it’s hard to move around and hinders sleep. Winter is coming on, not a good time for old people to have injuries that make it hard to breath!


64 posted on 11/08/2018 7:41:18 AM PST by WellyP (question!)
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To: dp0622

I can’t imagine living with the pain of broken ribs at her age.


65 posted on 11/08/2018 7:41:33 AM PST by Karoo
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To: SMGFan

MSM Breaking News:

Trump was seen leaving the staircase area with a can of Crisco and WD-40. Film at 11.


66 posted on 11/08/2018 7:41:50 AM PST by PGR88
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To: seawolf101

Why would anyone with a functional brain continue on in that condition and at that age?


67 posted on 11/08/2018 7:42:35 AM PST by gathersnomoss (Grace and Dignity Will Win The Day)
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To: Flick Lives

Have not watched the final season yet. That actress Robin Wright plays the role well. She comes across as beautiful, cold, and deadly.
_________

I’m trying to cultivate her icy stare. ;)


68 posted on 11/08/2018 7:42:54 AM PST by LydiaLong
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To: blackdog

She can sip her gin.


69 posted on 11/08/2018 7:43:21 AM PST by boomop1 (Term limits is the only way to change this failed government.)
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To: PGR88

the witches were working a hex against Kavanaugh. I heard magic has consequences.


70 posted on 11/08/2018 7:50:46 AM PST by SMGFan ( .)
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To: SMGFan
Ginsburg has broken ribs before. In 2012, she broke two ribs in a fall.

This article sheds light on why she was hospitalized and the implications of rib fractures in the elderly:
http://www.emdocs.net/rib-fractures-elderly/ “For patients 65, the risk of pneumonia increased by 27%, and mortality increased by 19%.

A little more specific info from Mayo Clinic:
Mortality in patients with rib fractures is high in older adults (20% mortality with 3-4 fractures).
Risk factors for death include age >65 years, ≥3 fractures, underlying CHF, and development of pneumonia.

I wish RBG a quick recovery and many good years with her family after she retires, the sooner the better.

71 posted on 11/08/2018 7:51:34 AM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
"Yes! I jacked-up a rib playing sports in high school. Taking a breath was excruciating. Inhale too quickly or deeply and it feels like someone just stuck a dagger in your side. And God forbid anyone makes you laugh. Terribly painful, and I was 17. 85? I can’t imagine...."

...or cough...or sneeze...

72 posted on 11/08/2018 7:51:48 AM PST by redhead (PRAYfor little ones in pedo pipeline: child livestock: raped, tortured, and satanically sacrificed.)
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To: JayGalt

Herman Cain:

Don’t be ghouls,people. We wish her a speedy recovery. ...Then, when she’s fully regained her health, we’d like her to retire.

https://twitter.com/THEHermanCain/status/1060550047153221633

Retire NOW, only way to fully regain health.


73 posted on 11/08/2018 7:53:49 AM PST by SMGFan ( .)
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To: Flick Lives; All
"Jim Acosta writes, “Dear Diary. I can’t catch a break! First it’s Jeff Sessions, and now this! What about me!?”

Is this guy related to Camera Hogg...??

74 posted on 11/08/2018 7:54:01 AM PST by redhead (PRAYfor little ones in pedo pipeline: child livestock: raped, tortured, and satanically sacrificed.)
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To: SMGFan

That was really hard for a young healthy Rand Paul to handle. I hope she heals quickly.

Prayers for her recovery and comfort.


75 posted on 11/08/2018 7:55:28 AM PST by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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To: SMGFan

It’s hard to believe she’d even try to go back to work until her ribs are healed. And, it takes six weeks for broken ribs to heal.


76 posted on 11/08/2018 7:57:54 AM PST by Kazan
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To: Celerity

I don’t believe in a higher power, so I’m basically just praying TO Ruth Bader Ginsburg FOR Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

https://twitter.com/allyperl/status/1060539129665110017


That will do a lot of good.


77 posted on 11/08/2018 8:00:37 AM PST by SMGFan ( .)
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To: NEMDF
I think, at her age, there is an enhanced risk of pneumonia with this type of injury.

The way she was injured also raises questions about her health. Did she black out because of a heart issue or for some other reason?

A healthy person would likely find a way to break a fall before cracking three ribs in this situation.

78 posted on 11/08/2018 8:00:40 AM PST by Kazan
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To: Karoo

God is with. First the Senate results. Sessions gone. Baldwin’s parking space fight and tv show cancellation. RBG falls right after election and before her movie debuts on Thanksgiving Day.


79 posted on 11/08/2018 8:01:08 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaughn)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
I jacked-up a rib playing sports in high school.

I broke a rib in a fall on the first day of a Utah ski trip many years ago. I wasn't going to let it ruin the long-planned and expensive trip so I skied with it for the rest of the week. Talk about pain.

80 posted on 11/08/2018 8:03:45 AM PST by KevinB (If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
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