I thought Ginsburg was off the morphine ~ her pancreatic cancer was killing her during that period. The one I don't think could handle a court session by herself anymore is Sotomayor. She's already suffering from that brittle bone condition you get after 45 years of using artificial insulin. Eventually she'll be sitting there and she'll just break down ~ it is necessary for her to get up and move to alleviate cramping.
Sounds horrible. It is horrible. She was just walking across an airport concourse and broke her ankle ~ no stumble ~ nothing ~ just brittle bones giving way.