Thanks to an overworked guardian angel and parents that pray for my safety daily, I have been very fortunate to not have many serious mishaps. But, they do occasionally still happen. On this occasion, it happened very quickly while installing a new roof vent above the camp kitchen. I was positioning the vent and all of a sudden the sheet metal cover for the vent sliced my hand like a knife. I watched my blood actually gush out in a stream that was probably over 2 feet long (like in the movies)...and I knew it was time to get off the roof. Rene' drove me into Jackson's Med Plus After Hours Clinic. The slice was only about 1 and a half inches long, but it was deep, and after the Doctor cleaned it and numbed it (and also proceeded to spill an entire bottle of Betadine all over the floor too), I was able to watch my own tendon healthily sliding back and forth with no damage...for which I was extremely grateful...and also very entertained by. (it is not every day you get to watch your own tendon working as it makes your finger move back and forth...really rather amazing) Nevertheless, the doctor got my hand put back together with 5 staples...and it has not given me any pain at all. I can indeed praise the Lord, and have much to be thankful for!
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