Memory #121
Continuing on from my toe story, after I was finally whisked away to the hospital the doctors taped my pinky toe together with its neighboring toe. You know...because it was at an irregular angle from my foot. After I got my toe taken care of the doctors told us that we would have to come back to see how my pinky toe was doing/get them re-taped or whatever. So after a month or two of hobbling around on a icky hospital type of sensible shoe to help with the healing, my mom took me back to the doctor to see if my toe was any better. When we got there they peeled off the tape on my toes something wasn't right. The doctor left the room and I started getting nervous. "What do you think is wrong?" I innocently asked my mother to which my mother responded in a grave tone, "I didn't want to have to tell you but they have to remove your toe completely." WITH A COMPLETELY STRAIGHT FACE. I BELIEVED HER. WHY WOULDN'T I?! So I sat there in despair and agony waiting for the doctors to come back so they could severe my toe. My mom waited 15 minutes to inform me that she was joking. I ALMOST CRIED. WHAT THE HECK MOM.
So the doctors came in and informed us that it was a good thing we came in that day because if we had left the tape on any longer something would have happened to my toe. You see when they put the tape on, they put it on too tightly and consequently made my neighboring toe purple. SO I MIGHT HAVE HAD TO LOSE THAT TOE MOM IS IT FUNNY NOW?! Yes. Yes it is.
Love always,
Erin
I can't believe your mom pulled that "joke" on you! I believe you were bordering on gangrene with that purple toe; then they would have had to amputate. So glad you came through will all toes intact.
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