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Saturday, May 31, 2008
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Old wives' tale
For about a year now, Colin has been sporting warts on his two big toes. These little growths have never been too concerning since Colin had not complained about them. In fact, Laura has experienced warts for most of her life, as well as my dad. Our families must be prone to catching those ugly suckers. Still, with one wart gaining size over the last few weeks, we had to face the invader and destroy it. The typical weapons are cryosurgery, laser treatment, salicylic acid or other chemical applications. Oh yes, there is also Duct Tape occlusion therapy. I swear, every American has a PhD in Duct Tape Engineering.
Anyways, with the beast getting bigger, we were ready to hit the store for some OTC acid pens when I mentioned the problem to my mom. She then told me about an old proven remedy to treat warts. It consists of cutting an onion in half and rubbing it directly on the wart. Then, the patient has to throw the onion half, backwards, over their head, without looking where it lands… I also laughed when she explained this Voodoo-like remedy. She insisted that I try it…it will work. Ok mom!
A few days later, and in the mood for a good laugh, Colin and I went out on the patio and methodically performed every step of the remedy. Of course, I had to restrain Colin from looking at the flying onion and its landing spot. Amused and skeptical, we were hoping for a surprising result.
Two weeks went by before we remembered to look at Colin’s toes. We were cutting toe nails when the wart issue came back to mind. I searched for them on one toe. Then looked at the other toe. And another. I couldn’t find any warts. None. I thought I was looking on the wrong foot. Yet, no signs of warts on the other foot either. Colin and I asked Laura to investigate and see if she could find the warts. Nothing in sight. She was as perplexed as we were. It was official, no it was a miracle! The warts had disappeared. We were in for another good laugh. Believe it or not, the onion rub or the no-look throw must have worked a certain kind of magic. This old folkloric lore held up to its reputation. In fact, a by-product of this ancient remedy is a guaranteed giggle party. So much for modern medicine!
Anyways, with the beast getting bigger, we were ready to hit the store for some OTC acid pens when I mentioned the problem to my mom. She then told me about an old proven remedy to treat warts. It consists of cutting an onion in half and rubbing it directly on the wart. Then, the patient has to throw the onion half, backwards, over their head, without looking where it lands… I also laughed when she explained this Voodoo-like remedy. She insisted that I try it…it will work. Ok mom!
A few days later, and in the mood for a good laugh, Colin and I went out on the patio and methodically performed every step of the remedy. Of course, I had to restrain Colin from looking at the flying onion and its landing spot. Amused and skeptical, we were hoping for a surprising result.
Two weeks went by before we remembered to look at Colin’s toes. We were cutting toe nails when the wart issue came back to mind. I searched for them on one toe. Then looked at the other toe. And another. I couldn’t find any warts. None. I thought I was looking on the wrong foot. Yet, no signs of warts on the other foot either. Colin and I asked Laura to investigate and see if she could find the warts. Nothing in sight. She was as perplexed as we were. It was official, no it was a miracle! The warts had disappeared. We were in for another good laugh. Believe it or not, the onion rub or the no-look throw must have worked a certain kind of magic. This old folkloric lore held up to its reputation. In fact, a by-product of this ancient remedy is a guaranteed giggle party. So much for modern medicine!
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