Broken ribs & fractures hurt terribly and seem to take for ever to heal enough to stop hurting, Broken bones seems to never return to the way they were.
Sort of like the concept of sin:
God forgave me my destructive acts on His temple, but Emphysema will send me home faster and limit greatly my time left.
Prevention is the key.
Right now we can tsk tsk Rand and pray for a speedy recovery, but I don't think we'll hear much more attack on the left as before.
Watch for Trey Gowdy to have a car accident.