Friday, March 25, 2011

Spring Break Scars



Over spring break I received a battle wound and when I came back to Dallas I showed all my friends. I was very proud of it. One of my friends, Kristen, is pre-med and loves all things related to the body. I am pretty sure she has medical websites bookmarked on her computer. She told me that I should have gotten stitches, but it was fine that I didn't. I just needed to keep a close eye on the healing process. This scared me a little bit and I was very careful to watch my pride and joy try to heal over the following days. I would ask Kristen every day about its' progress and she would tell me all the facts about what was happening while my body was healing itself. She told me that the ultimate outcome of any healing process is the repair of a tissue defect. Tissue damage in humans triggers a response marked by rapid blood clotting and sends epidermal cells to the injury. When the wound removes all the layers of skin, new skin will form on the edges of the wound and it will heal from the edges to the middle. I am not going to act like I know all the ins and outs of what that means because I don't. As long as I can ask Kristen what's going on I feel like it's ok. 
It is amazing to think every little minute detail in our body works together perfectly in order for it to function properly. It's crazy to believe that our body is fighting off bacteria, repairing tissues, sending messages to the brain, and contracting our lungs to help us breathe all at the same time. What if we could somehow heal instantly every time we got hurt? Like in the movies when superheroes get stabbed or shot and it instantly heals right in front of your eyes. 

A. That would be awesome with a capital A
B. Band-aids would go out of business and
C. Kids would be indestructible on the playground

I don't know what I would rather have: listening to a kid cry every time they got hurt or dealing with a rowdy child that could never get hurt. Maybe it isn't such a good idea. However, God had a good idea when he made us. His creative juices must have really been flowing that day because the body is a fascinating thing. 

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