My Fractured Life: How Does It Feel To Live With a Broken Rib?

So far it’s a real pain, but these self-care measures help

Barbara Radisavljevic
Boomerangs
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8 min readOct 18, 2021

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Where it happened, author photo © Barbara Radisavljevic

An ounce of prevention, as they say, is better than a pound of cure

I probably could have prevented my fall last weekend. I’ll spare you the details of how this room got so cluttered, but…

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Barbara Radisavljevic
Boomerangs

Christian, bereaved adoptive mom, blogger, amateur nature photographer, voracious reader. Married 57 years. Central Coast of California. https://barbrad.com