the wart

when i was a kid, i remember one evening our neighbor ran over to our house in a panic; his toddler son had shoved a green bean up one of his nostrils beyond anyone's reach. my mom, a pediatrician, grabbed her bag (an old timey leather doctor's tote with her name emblazoned on the side) and went to the rescue. she plucked that green bean right out with the help of some forceps.

while not quite the drama of the green bean extraction, dabney required my mother's expertise this past weekend... with a wart that recently appeared under her eye.

upon seeing the 30+ year old contraption required to cauterize her wart, dabney grew a little apprehensive, but she decided to trust mom's decades of expertise and hold still.






first, a shot of anesthetic.  dabney admitted this was the worst part.  note: mom's attire - a muumuu.

a couple of little zaps with this thingy and it was pretty much gone.