Posted on 07/14/2018 7:50:17 AM PDT by SMGFan
A Virginia teen suffered significant burns to his face and arm after reportedly being exposed to hogweed. Alex Childress, 17, was inflicted with second-and third-degree burns after unknowingly touching the plant while he was working outside at his landscaping job on Tuesday, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Childress reportedly believed the plant was a weed and went to remove it from the ground.
A person's skin can burn and blister after coming in contact with sap from the plant. Childress’ father, Justin, recalled to the outlet how his son told him he had a “really bad sunburn.” “The top layer of skin on the left side of his face basically was gone and appeared to be like a really bad burn that had already peeled,” the elder Childress reportedly said. The teen was brought to the hospital on Tuesday after his mom – who is a nurse – suspected that the plant could be responsible, the Times-Dispatch reported. A link to a GoFundMe page called “Alex’s Burn Recovery Fund” was posted on what appeared to be the father’s Facebook. In it, the teen explained the series of events that led to his burns, saying he was “trying to make a little extra spending money” before setting off for his freshman year at Virginia Tech.
He said he “unknowingly cut down and carried a ‘giant hogweed’ plant” and as a result was burned on his face and arm.
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Your post is uniquely nasty.
Would make for a good border “fence”. Cheaper too. ;)
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I’ll drink to that!
Giant Hogweed
Queen anne's Lace
You scoundrel, you beat me to it!
“Long ago in the Russian hills.....”
See.....Russians!
Can it be weaponized? Lots of democrats/antifa to test it on.
Sometimes uniquely nasty is the proper remedy to deal with...
...uniquely nasty individuals. In addition, evident facts are neutral; "uniquely nasty" is more often than not a PC opinion.
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