Foxy Brown Sentenced to a Year in Jail. NEW YORK -- Foxy Brown was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for violating probation that stemmed from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City nail salon three years ago. I'm not going to give you any more chances, Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson told the 28-year-old rapper.
You can bruise your ribs coughing, that's for sure! I have an aunt who had the flu years ago and never got over that cough...she has kept bruised ribs every winter since. Try to do the panting thing, like they show when a woman is in labor.
Hemera Technologies/AbleStock.com/Getty Images. There are a couple of ways you can bruise or crack your ribs. You can receive a blow along the rib area, or fall heavily on your side. You can also bruise or even fracture a rib from coughing a lot, such as with bronchial pneumonia or whooping cough. The Mayo Clinic reports that your chances of cracking a rib from coughing are higher if you have osteoporosis.