Fingers Intact = Success

Tuesday, May 30th 2006

In order to clear up any confusion, Justin has made me his proxy for the Blogspot -- at least for this post. Justin has gotten in touch with me and has let me know that he indeed has all of his fingers on his right hand. And, as I have been told, he has no clue whether or not they inserted a rod in order to stabilize his finger, or used screws instead. Apparently they used a cheap form of Senegalese whisky as the "local anesthesia." He'll be visiting the doctors again on Thursday to see how the bone is setting. As I understand it, J is also getting some pretty sweet "pain killers" from the local apothecary.

As for the hand itself, it is wrapped in a gauze, and is less protected then before the surgery. The doctors told him that he'll need a special soft cast, but there is not one for him in Dakar. Either the hospital/peace corps/someone else is having one shipped in and it should be available for him to use on Thursday when he goes back to the doctor. He has also been told by the doctor that he should not engage in any work until this coming Monday, at the earliest. In typical Justin fashion, he'll be at the garden on Thursday or Friday, in order to help out in any way he can.


Needless to say with only one good hand, J won't be able to ride on any lions for the next few months. Everyone knows that you need to get a good two-handed grip on that suckers' mane in order to use him for transportation. Poor J. I guess he'll just have to stick to crazy taxis.

Well, that's all I have Ladies and Gentleman -- I'm out. Give J a call on Thursday to see how the new cast is working out.

Best,

Roger Wespe