Verna wanted to make sure that people are warned about the potential danger of the Mexican Fan Palm Tree’s thorns. Last Saturday, she brushed past a pruned frond stem and ripped her forearm. There was obviously not going to be a home-remedy first-aid resolution to the injury, so we went to the emergency room to get some help. They stitched it up and sent us home several hours later.
A full-sized view of the offending frond stub and photos of all the gory details appear below when you click on “Continue reading . . .” — Please don’t look if blood and stitches are going to creep you out.
This is a close-up of the offending frond:
Verna took this picture after she cleaned out the wound:
Later that afternoon after the stitches were in:
The next day it looked much better:
We’re scheduled to have the stitches taken out next Tuesday, so I’ll post another picture then.
