tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post8653944113874120109..comments2024-02-17T05:13:24.552-05:00Comments on Tommy's Table: Story lunch: ScarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-75400995289198517172019-10-28T12:25:34.096-04:002019-10-28T12:25:34.096-04:00Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something ...Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something like this before. So good to search out somebody with some original thoughts on this subject. realy thanks for starting this up. this website is one thing that is wanted on the internet, somebody with a bit of originality. helpful job for bringing something new to the web! <a href="https://onlinecasino1488.us.com" rel="nofollow">play casino</a>moshrabbi121https://www.blogger.com/profile/09196655542415341085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-2303125449753096242018-11-01T08:00:36.921-04:002018-11-01T08:00:36.921-04:00Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something ...Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive learn something like this before. So good to find anyone with some original ideas on this subject. realy thanks for starting this up. this website is something that is wanted on the internet, someone with a little originality. helpful job for bringing something new to the web! <a href="https://onlinecasino2018.us.org" rel="nofollow">play casino</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404681597018776751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-17544017975111584522017-10-02T07:00:34.832-04:002017-10-02T07:00:34.832-04:00White Rock Laser Clinic has established a dominant...White Rock Laser Clinic has established a dominant position in the market by offering a wide range of services such wrinkles removal, birth marks, body hair removal, age spots removal, mole, Wart and skin, Veins removal and much more. We have occupied the market by creating a powerful brand and large customer base through delivering reliable and healthy cosmetic treatments.White Rock Laser Clinichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18358373742433359554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-81306490557065237002010-09-12T20:36:47.525-04:002010-09-12T20:36:47.525-04:00I had to have a cyst removed on my face about 10 y...I had to have a cyst removed on my face about 10 years ago which resulted in a scar. The scar itself does not bother me at all, it is just a part of who I am, but it did make me think about scars in general and how all scars are not visisble to others. This is a poem I wrote at the time.<br /><br />They go about <br />their self-assured<br />and superficial lives<br />no visible scars <br />to distract from<br />the picture<br />of perfection<br />that money can buy<br />while I<br />with a new scar<br />there on my face<br />for everyone to see<br />go about my life<br />hiding the broken parts<br />and the scars inside<br />that are such a part of meCindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-15176318870414044062010-08-30T17:49:29.711-04:002010-08-30T17:49:29.711-04:00A couple more via email:
I read your article on r...A couple more via email:<br /><br />I read your article on readers comments about scars and was deeply concerned about the woman who wrote about her breast cancer scars. Just a bit of background, I am 45 and have metastatic breast cancer. I was diagnosed four years ago at Stage II, lumpectomy, chemo, radiation...the works. A year later diagnosed with mets to my bone and ovaries. More surgery...but so far so good since then.<br /><br />I don't define myself by my cancer, or my scars. I see them as hard won in the battle for my life, my victory scars. <br /><br />This disease can rule a person's world but we are so much more than our diagnosis, or our scars. I wish she could see that it is not her scars, outer scarred breast, that is stopped her from a relationship or happiness...but her perception of those scars that she is less worthy of love or life.<br /><br />I know better, I wish she did.<br />-- Rosalyn<br /> <br />I grew up in small town in north central Ohio with only one outdoor track for both the high school and junior high track teams to share. After a prolonged rainy spell rendered the cinder track and infield unusable, our coaches decided to hold practice indoors. The basketball and volleyball teams occupied the gym, so we ran sprints in groups of 2-3 up and down the main corridor of the school. The remaining kids were lined up against both walls waiting their turn to run. Several glass display cases filled with various schol trophies were recessed into the walls and I was leaning against one of these. I guess because of all the vibrations caused by the pounding of the kids' feet (this was an old building after all) along with the weight of the kids pressed against the glass the trophy case shattered. I fell backwards into a shower of tiny glass shards and crashed into the trophies. Somehow, the only cut I received was a long thin one on the back of my right arm directly above my elbow. It wasn't much more than a bad scratch. I do remember the office staff and the principal vacuuming glass out of my clothes and hair. That incident combined with several other embarrassing episodes throughout the season earned me the "Clutz Award" at the end of year banquet...something I always remember and laugh about when I look at my scar. <br />-- Tammytommy tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752617938310916911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-82806361706205413972010-08-30T15:42:06.657-04:002010-08-30T15:42:06.657-04:00During my junior year of high school I picked up t...During my junior year of high school I picked up two scars months apart. The first happened during a pick-up basketball game. I'm barely 6-feet tall but could jump and did so against a 6'4" guy with slow feet to grab a rebound. The side of my face met his forehead and left a gash over my eye, but I got the ball.<br /><br />Some weeks later I'm running hurdles in the hallway (this is Cleveland in February) and Coach puts a piece of chalk on top of the hurdle to encourage lean. I leaned low, knocked off the chalk and part of the hurdle with my trailing leg which left a small scar on my knee.<br /><br />I consider them scars of determination.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-76362873620781056242010-08-27T10:33:57.254-04:002010-08-27T10:33:57.254-04:00I have several. One a half inch scar on my left th...I have several. One a half inch scar on my left thumb where I cut it when I was a kid. I was cutting tall grass on the bank in front of my grandmothers house with a butcher knife and cut it. In the old days the tricycles had their seats mounted on about a half inch metal rod attached to the frame. You adjusted the seat height on it. We used to take the rear tires off the tricycles and stand on them and ride them across my back yard. In my back yard, it sloped, and ride them and spin out and throw dirt. The shaft went into my leg at the knee on the inside of my left leg. And the biggie a six inch scar in the middle of my chest plus two drain scars and two long scars on the inside of both legs from bypass surgery.Daniel Garrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-61709429549038165742010-08-27T10:05:13.056-04:002010-08-27T10:05:13.056-04:00There are many of us who have invisible scars. Sc...There are many of us who have invisible scars. Scars caused by emotional, verbal, physical and/or sexual abuse while we were children or even as adults. These scars will never fade. I experienced emotional, verbal and sexual abuse as a child and, yes, it does effect my interaction with others. It is now 55 years later and I believe I am a stronger person, however, there are still times, such as writing this note, that makes me feel the pain of those scars. GHSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-87452426256450273572010-08-26T21:57:08.460-04:002010-08-26T21:57:08.460-04:00I still have a scar on the palm of my right hand, ...I still have a scar on the palm of my right hand, just to the left of the base of my thumb, from when I was about 8 or 9. My dad had been pruning back the crape myrtles and there were some angled stubs still poking up from the ground. We were outside playing and I tripped, fell and stabbed my hand on one. <br /><br />My aunt had to take me to the ER as my mother didn't drive at the time. I remember I got out of my spelling test that week!<br /><br />Amongst other assorted scars (including a navel to "down there" zipper/railroad track one from my hyst), I had some arthroscopic knee surgery in 2008. Now I have what I call a "Klingon warbird" on my right kneecap!MaryKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-70828593026103484652010-08-26T16:03:20.700-04:002010-08-26T16:03:20.700-04:00When I was eight years old, I was diagnosed with S...When I was eight years old, I was diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms Tumor on Christmas eve night. On Dec 26th, I had my first surgery, where they attempted to remove the watermelon sized tumor, but they were unsuccessful. After months of chemo and radiation, they were finally able to remove it and my right kidney. So here I am, at 21 years old, with a perfectly straight line across the whole length of my abdomen. When I worked at a summer camp as a teenager, I used to tell my campers that I was in a magician act gone wrong and that I got cut in half haha. <br />My feelings about my scar vary...Sure, the stares get old and I'm always self conscious in a bathing suit. I know I would feel much more attractive without it; However, at the same time, I love it. It's certainly a conversation piece and whenever I tell people my story, their jaw never ceases to drop. As much as it is hard being a young female with a scar across her stomach, its story is a huge part of my life and makes me who I am today.Hallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-55478760198480857692010-08-26T15:17:23.662-04:002010-08-26T15:17:23.662-04:00Ankle: bullet hole thru it (entry scabbed over in ...Ankle: bullet hole thru it (entry scabbed over in 10 days, exit took 5 months, several ops, and two skin grafts).<br />Knee: 2" scar from power saw kick back.<br />Heart: found in a crib after three days deserted by mother. Never knew her. Raised by a real woman - my aunt.BooBearTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141048256285035305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-84004123264466435682010-08-26T15:14:53.655-04:002010-08-26T15:14:53.655-04:00@ 1:17 pm. Is this story true? Are you saying you ...@ 1:17 pm. Is this story true? Are you saying you killed someone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-75797086811276036962010-08-26T15:01:09.921-04:002010-08-26T15:01:09.921-04:00I have a scar on my left arm from a melanoma resse...I have a scar on my left arm from a melanoma ressection. My dermatologist still expresses regret that the scar looks as bad as it does. But I don't want it fixed. It's my reminder to use sunscreen and be thankful to be alive and healthy.<br /><br />The other scar I have is on my forehead. In first grade, at an end-of-year school picnic, all the kids were playing tag, girls chase the boys. There were kids swarming all around the picnic pavilion chasing each other and I was in hot pursuit of a little boy from my class. I tripped and fell into a pavilion windowsill, cracked my forehead open and required an ER visit and stitches. I learned that day that chasing boys will only get you hurt. It's far better to let them chase you!Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-11592891628855646652010-08-26T14:47:38.235-04:002010-08-26T14:47:38.235-04:00I have a scar in my right eyebrow. I crashed into...I have a scar in my right eyebrow. I crashed into a fence rail in 9th grade running to the start line at a track meet. Six stitches and didn't get to run in the event.... When I think of it now, it always makes me laugh because it is a funny story. I still remember my coach's first comment as I lay on the ground - "son, didn't you see that rail...?"Brian M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-70859281603679856472010-08-26T14:26:03.327-04:002010-08-26T14:26:03.327-04:00150 stitches on the left-hand side of the face aft...150 stitches on the left-hand side of the face after I was attacked at a bar in New York five years ago. I was within centimeters of losing my eye and my smile - the woman was charged with an assault and the scars look better five years later...<br /><br />Scars make you stronger - I am proof.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-3841593179273060002010-08-26T13:17:23.281-04:002010-08-26T13:17:23.281-04:00I used to deal in illegal substances and got stabb...I used to deal in illegal substances and got stabbed once in my left thigh when a deal went bad. Luckily I got out of the situation ok and it healed up pretty good. The other guys wounds never healed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-61311510650377441622010-08-26T12:46:53.621-04:002010-08-26T12:46:53.621-04:00I have a scar that a few people see. But I'm h...I have a scar that a few people see. But I'm happy to share. After my vasectomy I had a infection. It was my fault, just wasn't washing enough. I had to have one of my testicles removed. They make implants but insurance looks at these like breast implants. It has become like a party novelty. I used to be so upset about it. But with the help of friends and counseling I live a full life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-36410525055649547862010-08-26T11:34:18.110-04:002010-08-26T11:34:18.110-04:00Tommy,
I had an operation on my right eblow about ...Tommy,<br />I had an operation on my right eblow about twenty five years ago, they cut some of the bone off since I had tenelitis in it. When my two sons died in a car crash in 1990 and I began healing that scar which still shows and in 1993, after I began healing with God's help, I began to use it as part of my testimony that we can heal from the horrible pain of loss after we do our grief work, like my elbow, it had to have time to heal, but that I will never forget my sons and I have a scar but it is healed in my heart. Some people feel they can never heal from the death of a child, I am a walking testimony that you can heal but in order to heal, you have to go through the grief process and allow God to work to bring healing. Now as you know maybe already, we have Footprints ministry and Our Children's Memorial Walkway which Jewel helped us start. that is a healing garden.Jerry Mudgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-5291979443894071382010-08-25T15:10:56.906-04:002010-08-25T15:10:56.906-04:00My 6-year-old son has a half-inch scar on his righ...My 6-year-old son has a half-inch scar on his right cheek, the result of the crash c-section (almost without anesthesia!) that saved his life. When the doc apologized for it (and the crooked, long c-section scar), I told him to think nothing of the wounds: "That was the cut that saved his life."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-69346962407703771702010-08-25T12:28:44.506-04:002010-08-25T12:28:44.506-04:00I have a scar on my left hand from petting a bull ...I have a scar on my left hand from petting a bull through a barbed wire fence. Need I say more?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767029272054560075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-76212161886697756422010-08-25T11:45:17.836-04:002010-08-25T11:45:17.836-04:00Anon 1:40 am:
I am so sorry for the pain that you...Anon 1:40 am:<br /><br />I am so sorry for the pain that you have suffered. It just makes me want to cry. But please know that you are not untouchable. I'm sure the scars are painful, but there is hope. <br /><br />My father was horrifically burned at the age of 21. Third degree burns covered 90 percent of his body (everything but his feet because his rubber boots protected him). He was burned when the oil well he was working on exploded. <br /><br />He lost his nose, his ears and the heat fused the joints in his arms and hands, leaving them permanently clawed. <br /><br />At the age of 35 he and my mother, age 40, fell in love. She was then, and still is, a knockout. Everyone wondered what she was doing with my dad. She saw the kind and incredibly funny person he was and saw past the burn scars. <br /><br />They divorced years later (an amicable split) and remained friends. He eventually remarried and he and my step-mom (another beautiful lady) stayed together until he died two years ago. <br /><br />I tell you this because if a man whose face sent small children into fits of tears can find love twice, I am sure there is someone out there who can see the beauty and strength, inside and out, in you.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-68048436097326816842010-08-25T11:18:25.026-04:002010-08-25T11:18:25.026-04:00I'm amazed and humbled... thanks to everyone f...I'm amazed and humbled... thanks to everyone for these fantastic stories.<br /><br />We're going to publish some of these in the paper, and I was wondering if any of you would be willing to email me photos of your scars, or (if you're in the CLT area) possibly have a photographer come and take a picture. I'm not exactly sure what we're doing yet -- just trying to figure out the possibilities.<br /><br />Email me at ttomlinson@charlotteobserver.com if you're interested.<br /><br />And everyone else, keep the stories coming.<br /><br />Thanks, t.tommy tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752617938310916911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-87171130412494124902010-08-25T09:10:34.997-04:002010-08-25T09:10:34.997-04:00I have a 2 1/2 inch long scar on my right arm cour...I have a 2 1/2 inch long scar on my right arm courtesy of my little sister and her fingernails. We used to do battle like no one's business back in the day. Now that we've grown up, she is a good friend, and I wouldn't trade her for anyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-90284782745529566192010-08-25T08:19:06.229-04:002010-08-25T08:19:06.229-04:00Better than any scar of mine was one of my Dad'...Better than any scar of mine was one of my Dad's.<br /><br />On his way to his wedding, in all his nervousness, he slammed his middle finger in the car door arriving at the church. Lost the the entire top joint. Somehow they quenched the bleeding enough that the wedding continued, albeit slightly delayed.<br /><br />But for the rest of his life, whenever my dad wanted to make someone laugh, he gave them "the finger". It looked so weird no one ever failed to grin at the sight.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25620415.post-15269845777196300222010-08-25T07:50:36.294-04:002010-08-25T07:50:36.294-04:00I have a small raised crescent-shaped scar on the ...I have a small raised crescent-shaped scar on the middle joint of my left index finger, acquired when I was a pre-teen. My prized Girl Scout pocket knife slipped while I was whittling. The knife may have been too dull for the stick, but it had no problem deeply slicing my flesh. The scar reminds me of happy times spent outdoors, as well as the origin of my desire for properly sharpened knives and tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com