People Promptly Offer Bones of Their Own After Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fractures Her Ribs
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s supporters are clearly willing to do anything to make sure she recovers from a fall that landed her in the hospital on Thursday.
After Ginsburg, who was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 by Democratic President Bill Clinton, was hospitalized with three broken ribs following a Wednesday evening fall at her office, some took to social media to jokingly offer up their own ribs to replace her fractured ones.
“Where can I donate a rib, or three?” tweeted one RBG fan. “Asking for a Supreme Court justice.”
“I will give Ruth Bader Ginsburg all of my ribs if she needs them okay,” wrote another devoted supported.
where can I donate a rib, or three? asking for a Supreme Court Justice.
— Matt Cohen (@Matt_D_Cohen) November 8, 2018
i will give ruth bader ginsburg all of my ribs if she needs them okay
— amy b (@arb) November 8, 2018
Ginsburg was admitted for observation and treatment at George Washington University Hospital in Washington after experiencing discomfort overnight, the Supreme Court said in a statement. She previously broke two ribs in a fall in 2012.
See some more reactions below.
Um, God take me instead? https://t.co/nB5509kmMq
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 8, 2018
If Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs any of my bones or internal organs I don't need mine
— Leslie Grossman (@MissLeslieG) November 8, 2018
People headed to the hospital to give Ruth Bader Ginsburg one of their ribs pic.twitter.com/6gOb7COKk5
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 8, 2018
gofundme for a 20 foot thick bubble wrap inside which ruth bader ginsburg will be placed for at least 2 years
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 8, 2018
I hereby donate all of my ribs and organs to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) November 8, 2018
It's like $83 at Wal-Mart.
I'll personally pay for it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
This is your new home. pic.twitter.com/oZdSn7HALo— Jarrett Bellini (@JarrettBellini) November 8, 2018
If Ruth Bader Ginsburg needs ribs I have like dozens of them that I'm not using, let's do this
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) November 8, 2018
[throwing a robe over Kate McKinnon and hastening her onto the bench] folks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fine
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) November 8, 2018
More than half this country is willing to get in line to donate their ribs to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) November 8, 2018