Thanks for the well-wishes for my brother. He's OK -- but in a lot of pain. He slipped in the shower and *fell* against the wall, hitting his ribs as he did so. He thought he broke a couple -- turns out nothing's broken, but he has a contusion instead. They said that likely the rib bones themselves are bruised, as well as the surrounding area. Anyone who has had this happen knows that bruised or separated ribs are more painful than broken ones. So they gave him an injection for pain and inflammation, and a prescription for the same and sent him home. He's gonna be taking it reeeeeel easy for a few days.
