Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Unasked Question: How Do You Remove a Jigger?

Jiggers are fun, little parasitic bugs that burrow into skin and lay eggs which multiply and can damage tissue. These sand fleas are found in Sub Saharan climates and often live in the dirt in the villages of Uganda.
Wearing shoes and scrubbing feet well after visits to the village should keep the jiggers at bay...but sometimes it doesn't.
Dave's jigger egg sac
Halie's much smaller jigger egg sac
I think she noticed it much sooner than Dave. 

If you are at all squeamish, DO NOT WATCH THESE VIDEOS, but you may want to turn away and simply listen to the commentary...it is pretty comical!
If I knew more about video editting, this would be much easier for you to watch, but I don't, so if you choose to watch,  you can enjoy 5 suspenseful episodes of:
 "The Journey Out of Dave's Toe"
Narration and lack of focus by Dave  
Guest Narration by the McMorris Kids 
Safety Pin Operators Cara and David

Spoiler Alert: The dumb thing doesn't actually come out until the last video. At that time, it is absolutely disgusting. 


Episode One: The One Where Everyone is Really Dramatic and Dave Thinks He Might Die

Episode Two: The One Where We Thought We Were Almost There



Episode Three: The One Where She Tries NOT To Break The Egg Sac and Release Hundreds of Jigger Babies


Episode Four: The One Where "We Have To Might Watch Out, Daddy"

You have been warned...THIS IS GROSS. 

Episode Five: The One Where Dave Has a Gaping Hole In His Toe



2 comments:

  1. Not fun. Hope you all don't experience any more. Good luck!

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    1. Thanks. :-( No jiggers so far today...I'll take that!

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