    Sentence 1: Maddox , 87, cracked two ribs  when he fell about 10 days ago at an  assisted living home where he was  recovering from intestinal surgery  Virginia Carnes said .    Sentence 2: Maddox , who had battled  cancer since 1983 , cracked two ribs earlier]  this month when he fell at an assisted  living home where he was recovering from|  surgery .