Supreme Court justice Ginsburg 'up and working' after fall

[mucifer]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is already up and working in her hospital room, a day after breaking three ribs in a fall, her nephew said late on Thursday at the Hollywood premiere of a film about her life.

Ginsburg, a ground-breaking liberal jurist who at 85 is the oldest U.S. Supreme Court justice, was hospitalized on Thursday after falling at her office at the court, a court spokeswoman said.

“The last I heard she was up and working, of course, because what else would she be doing, and cracking jokes,” her nephew Daniel Stiepleman said at the premiere of the film “On the Basis of Sex”, about a gender-based discrimination case Ginsburg tried as a young lawyer in 1972.

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[lamp_shade]

1. Good news. Thanks. nt

[Jim__]

2. Very good news!

[ck4829]

3. Take it easy though

[CousinIT]

4. Where to send her a 'get-well' postcard:

Justice Ruth Ginsburg
The Supreme Court of the United States
One First Street N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20543

[Stellar]

7. Hey, good idea! thanks for sharing. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

5. She is persisting!

She does have clerks and staff who I know are working double-time to keep her apprised.

[Sedona]

6. Lets send flowers

so she knows how much she is appreciated

https://www.gofundme.com/6dj5clk?sharetype=teams&member=1078634&rcid=r01-154176336258-a108969d1fc841ea&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

[onetexan]

8. Best news to start our day!! Thank you for your amazing resilience Justice Ginsburg

And wishing you many many more years. We need you to...in so many ways!!
Sending you all our love and best wishes for a speedy recovery from the Tx Panhandle. Notorious BRG, my idol!!

[Laf.La.Dem.]

9. Super good news - thank you for posting!!

[raging moderate]

10. HOORAY FOR RUTH BADER GIINSBURG!

May she heal quickly!

[samnsara]

11. she needs to be up and moving so this is good...

[zentrum]

12. Nervous as hell about her.

We may need her there for (dare I even think it) 6, not just 2 more years.

[DeminPennswoods]

13. There is no medical treatment for broken or cracked ribs

They just have to heal on their own. I'm sure she's getting meds to help her deal with the pain that she'll have for a few weeks, though.

[7962]

15. And coughing or sneezing is a BITCH. You're right, nothing much to do but wait.

[Honeycombe8]

14. You go, girl! That's amazing.

I had a co-worker crack some ribs...she was laid up for weeks. It's incredibly painful, apparently.

[luvs2sing]

29. It can be, but..

When I broke three ribs, it was, like RBG, several hours before I felt I needed medical care. I think I was in bed, on pain meds for one day, then ibuprofen and back to the grind, albeit gingerly, the next. Of course, I was also only 20. It’s a bigger deal for dear Notorious. I wish her speedy healing.

[Honeycombe8]

30. Oh, I see. Yes, it may have to do with age, general physical condition...

and in the case of my co-worker, whether she wanted to take off work or not.

[Nitram]

16. The Notorious RGB rules!

Long may she preside.

[riversedge]

17. Great news for RBG and for the USA.

[mcar]

18. RBG is a badass!

[bronxiteforever]

19. Yay!! Kick and recommend for good vibes!

[malthaussen]

20. Tough woman. n/t

[Tobin S.]

21. She's a trooper.

She is a very bright example of selfless service. I think the only reason why she isn't retiring now is to keep the court from becoming even more right wing. I think she's staying on right now for the good of the country.

[ZeroSomeBrains]

22. She needs a protective bubble of some kind around her

Get Neil Degrasse Tyson or Bill Nye on the job.

[dlk]

23. Go Ruth!

[pazzyanne]

24. Just goes to show that you can't keep a good woman down!

[Sam3]

25. Couldn't even let RBG enter my consciousnesss, in this endless hellscape.

I only had time for a quick, silent prayer, “Dear God, please, no...”

[Scurrilous]

26. K&R

[CTyankee]

27. wonderful news...but I think she should consider a walker...

she just can't risk another fall...

[lsewpershad]

28. Absolutely

GREAT NEWS.

[elmac]

31. hmmm