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Doctor said to put on a flaxseed poultice .
Her hand blistered.
Her hand was swollen up to the elbow, +
went up to her shoulder.
( words crossed out) [??] + her brother took the
child to [?] for treatment at the
doctor's he [?] wet turkish towels
on arm [?] to help keep
swelling down and gave a prescription
for a drug [?] for some medicine.
Child was in hospital for a month.
If the [?] was a boil or a
little cut, the poultice would have
helped but not for a big infection.
Flaxseed poultice: (underlined)
Cook flaxseed in a pan with
butter + [?] water, till it gets soft.
Used butter in there so it wouldn't
stick to the wound. Then apply it
to the festering wound, directly.
This way, if there's something wet
then the wound doesn't close up
from the top + seal in the
pus; it heals from the bottom up
+ the pus comes out. When the top
closes + the bottom isn't healed up.
Use it when the infection is
bad or serious, so it needs to
be drained by a doctor. Then bandage
it on. Change it when the[?] is getting dry + the poultice is
drying out.