Mahlon and I were walking past to Bob Brule Creek and up to Elmer Englebrech’s and Mr. Crede was plowing corn there. There was a malfunction of Mr. Crede’s machine and he was making adjustments. I helped him and caught my finger in the machine. It popped my thumb open with flesh back over the fingernail. I went home, and Mom wanted to sew it up but I said to go to town to Doctor Hill. His nurse was a Sommerer girl who worked there. She held and blocked the nerve…. no pain killer was used…just a long pointed scissors. I was 18 years old. I guess that’s why I got by with insisting going to the doctor.
Naomi Vetter says
I wonder who in our family was NOT sewn up by Mother!!!??? I wonder also if “blocking the nerve” really did kill the pain…Oh ouch!
cleopha says
Mother never sew me up. I caused mahlon to get sewed up when at Schuberts,MO I threw a tin can in the air and it landed on his head. I dont think that was the only time he got sewed up.
Aunt Lolly says
I don’t think Mother ever sewed me up. I remember doctor Hill doing it when I was about 4 or 5 years old.