Now do you see why Woody can't have his arm/wrist operated on for at least a while? Be sure to click on the pictures to make them big...then you will have no question! Dr. Sosman says, "no surgery till he stops peeling." And it hasn't happened yet as you can see!
We have learned of some more possible itch relief remedies. Thanks to those who sent email suggestions! The one we have tried so far is basil tea--you steep 1/2 oz. of dried basil leaves in 1 pt. of boiling water in a covered glass jar. Put the lid on and let it cool to room temperature. Then apply it to itchy places with a cloth. Basil contains high amounts of eugenol, a topical anesthetic. We grew the basil and dried it last year so had plenty to try this "home remedy." Thanks Graham, Abigail, Joy, Kathy, and Nathan for helping strip the leaves off all that basil! We certainly didn't expect to use it this way! I will say that Woody smells a bit like spaghetti sauce(as do my hands)at the moment...we just tried some on his back. I just went to check and he said that it helped! Praise God!
I think that he has had a pretty good...I would say...almost normal Saturday. Now...if we could just have some of these itch remedies to work...then he might get to feeling really good! We're still open for suggestions!
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