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...wrist looked like the neck of a decapitated chicken. The wound was jagged, the blood glistening in the light. My mouth was dry, my brow soaked in sweat; my heart beat quickly and weakly, little dings in my chest...
...first one through the door when visiting hours began. He and Olivia bounded onto my bed, showering me with hugs and get-well posters. Dressed in camouflage pants, Skyler before long had grabbed a roll of gauze and wound it around his right hand. He was identifying with my loss, a gesture I saw as a sign of forgiveness. I had shaken his sense of safety, the security blanket only a father can provide. Skyler's act of generosity capped a day of pardons across three generations of Weisskopf males...
Five days after I arrived Ward 57, surgeons removed another 3.3 in. of my forearm. They needed an inch of bone to free up enough loose skin to cover my wound; I had agreed to lose another 2 in. to make room for an electronic component in my future prosthesis so that my artificial hand would have the capacity to rotate rather than just open and close...
...home contests in the Crimson’s next nine games. NEW HAMPSHIRE 2, HARVARD 1Death was not sudden enough for Harvard in Friday’s contest. After fighting for two halves and two overtimes in what looked to become the first Crimson victory of the season, Harvard wound up on the wrong end of a 2-1 score against New Hampshire.The Crimson looked golden, battling hard and dominating the first half. It looked as if destiny was finally shining on Harvard’s previously lackluster performances as senior Aline Brown netted her first collegiate goal, putting...
...Other wounds are invisible but palpable. The most common wound for returning soldiers is brain injury. Some of these, as in Jeff Lucey?s case, are undiagnosed. Other soldiers find that the military refuses to diagnose their lingering malaise as post-traumatic stress disorder. As they were not issued proper protective gear for their uniforms and their tanks while in Iraq, they are too often denied treatment for the wounds they suffered there and brought home with them...