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‘I Heard the Bones Break’
… answer is plenty, and it landed her in the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. The 64-year-old bank records manager was at her son’s home in Bushkill, Pike County, in May with her 13-year-old grandson and it was time to let … Valley Hospital (LVH)–Pocono , in East Stroudsburg, where she was met by Daniel Roesler, MD , LVH–Pocono Trauma Program Medical Director, and the emergency room team. Scans showed a punctured lung and seven broken ribs, some broken in two places. In medical terms, she had a flail chest, a condition that presented a higher risk for complications, such as pneumonia or …