It's been over a week since the accident. I got over the counter medicine and for a week now I've been treating and changing my dressings. Carl can't stand it any longer and wants me to call Joy from church. Joy is a nurse parturition at a free clinic. It is still looking read around the edges and I don't want to get an infection. I agree with Carl and call Joy.

Joy see me Tuesday morning. As she starts to unwrap it the questions come up "have I seen my doctor" answer "no", I go to Grady, this is the hospital that all the indigents go, and takes a long time to be seen. especially in the emergency unless you come in with chest pains. Now the dressings are off. Joy is happy, it's not so bad.

Joy covers the whole top of my foot with silverdine. This is the magic lotion that all burn patients are given to heal the skin. Then puts patches over and wraps my foot up.

Joy give me the instructions: Change dressing twice a day by taking off the dressings and reapplying silverdine, patches and wrapping back up. I am also given a antibiotic which I can get a Public's grocery for free. Joy releases me and wants me to return in a week.

Changes my dressing 2nd day and the loose skin and come off. It's looking much better. I'm glad I went to see Joy. I'm sure I don't want to do another stupid thing and end up loosing a foot. (cuz I'm a diabetic but I have my sugar under control).

Carl wants to make Quince preserves. I was reading up on how to and you can get jelly from the water you first par-boil the quince before you peal it like a apple and the core it. Quince fruit has natural pectin and plenty of it so all you have to do is add sugar and spices. YUM! I think that is a nice Christmas gift to give. Oh, I'm not cooking alone Carl is going to right by my side.

As a kid I helped my mother make elderberry jam every year. But instead of going threw the canning process of hot water my mother covered the tops with paraffin wax. Then we stored them in the root cellar. Anyone have any advice to add I would appreciate it. remembertolaugh, Jeanniebean :cocktail: