Bless Your Heart

Not too long ago I told you about my Grandmommy’s boyfriend’s fall from a tree and his subsequent heart attack and stroke. Well, the curse has hit again. My uncle Gary is a pool man and he was at work the other day trying to unclog a drain. He used every traditional method to no avail. So he put a pipe into the drain and poured a pool chemical down it. He checked on it a little while later and that’s when it exploded into his face. Turns out the chemical had lye in it. Luckily my cousin Jody was there with him. She dunked his head into some water then flushed it with a hose. What quick thinking for a 15 year old! They took him to the local hospital and from there he was transferred to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia. He has 2nd and 3rd degree burns all over his arm, leg, neck & face. He was in the hospital for just over a week and is now recuperating at home. He continues to have blurred vision in one eye, but should recover his sight. If Jody hadn’t been there he may be blind now. His doctor told them of another man who had a similar accident a few months ago- he’s completely blind now.

According to the doctor, lye can be worse than acid when it hits your skin. It apparently continues to eat it’s way into your skin, even after being flushed with water, unless it’s continually flushed and scrubbed. That’s what happened to the blind man’s eyes. I’ve never used lye before but you can believe I’ll never use it now.

I think J’s getting a little antsy now, wondering when the curse will hit our house!