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To: lee martell

No, he won’t.

My husband lost the 1st joint of two fingers in an accident a few years ago. He didn’t even finish the 1st course of pain meds. The pain lasted a few weeks and he has become cold-sensitive on those fingers. He uses glove liners and has a small personal electric heating pad he uses indoors for that hand in the dead of winter, if he needs it. Outdoors, he uses one of those oxidizing heat packs inside his glove.

He has always been an artist and a craftsman. He has lost some dexterity and learned to compensate. He is a massage therapist and only took off 7 weeks from work. In massage school, we had an instructor who had lost all the fingers on one hand and who never let it stop him.

Most folks don’t even notice the amputations unless they are pointed out.


9 posted on 08/25/2013 7:39:15 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: reformedliberal

Good for your husband to deal with such an event and keep his lifestyle going. I’m sure your support helped to give him faith.


10 posted on 08/25/2013 8:01:10 AM PDT by lee martell
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