My brother in law was about 3 or 4 and was having trouble breathing. His mother took him to the doctor and the doctor removed a handful of plastic berries he had shoved up his nose. He also got into his older brother's (my hubby) chemistry set and ate his cobalt chloride. Not the sharpest tool...
A year ago January I ended up in hospital with a kidney stone. The pain was awful but I got lucky and passed it while there. This past January I got an ambulance ride to hospital because the pain was so bad I could hardly breathe, started vomiting (sorry) and clenched my jaw so hard I'm surprised my teeth didn't break. Had surgery for 2 stones that were broken up by lasers. The nephrologist told me to drink water with lemon because the acid from lemons prevents stone formation. So I drink fluids with True Lemon powder. So far so good. Only downside is it's very harsh on your teeth. I'll settle for false teeth over another kidney stone attack. OMG, please, never again.
I remember a show called "Queen for a Day" where women came on the show and competed with each other for the biggest sob story which won the winner prizes like a new fridge or a washer and dryer combo.When I was in college I knew a guy who blew off one of his big toes to get out of the army because he'd been drafted and they were sending him to Viet Nam. His "accident" worked to get him kicked out of the army but he did have problems walking and had to have a special shoe made for him.
Years ago I was told 'Kumbaya' meant 'come by here' and it was an old black slave song beseeching God to come and rescue (or save) them. And we did sing that song at 4-H camp.
They can disembowel a human with their long foot talons/claws?. They ain't so cute and cuddly as cartoons and children's stories would have you believe.