If we were living in an old Western movie instead of whatever this is we’re living in right now, my immediate neighbors and friends would likely be coming to Desiree for “doctoring” whenever a malady struck them. She’s remarkably knowledgeable about matters of health and understands how all the gears, latches, levers, hydraulics, and cabling systems work inside us.
Desiree also enjoys making me squirm.
On that note, she removed the stitches from my forearm last night. She teased
me about yanking them out as fast as she could but actually operated with great
care, first using a mild soap to disinfect the area before snipping and pulling
free the sutures.
I thought about downing a quick shot
of whiskey and slamming the glass down on the counter before she got started, like
a cowboy bracing for a bullet removal, but instead opted to fetch my smartphone
and snap a couple of pictures while grimacing a lot.
—Mitchell Hegman
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