Kenneth Watson Nearly Blinded As Maggot Eats His Eye

ABC ^ | 8-3-10 | Susan Donaldson James

[afraidfortherepublic]

When Kenneth Watson was 16, he thought nothing of the gnat that flew into his eye: "I don't think you can afford to be afraid of bugs in the Bible Belt," he said.

But two weeks later when the Hardy, Ark., teen was getting ready for school, he knew something was terribly wrong when he couldn't see.

When he told his mother, she thought he was faking. "I had slept late and my mom thought I was skipping school," he said. "Sometimes I would come up with crazy stories, and she told me to get up and get ready."

As he walked to the bus stop, Watson waved his hand in front of his face and rubbed his eyes, but all he could see was a large dark dot in the center of his vision. "I keep thinking and thinking, I'm too young to go blind," he said. "Then I freaked out and walked home crying like a baby."

[afraidfortherepublic]

Many links at original.

[hoe_cake]

I think I’m gonna hurl

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Page has links to “eight terrible parasite stories” ...Ick! I don’t want to know what the other 7 are. :(

[TornadoAlley3]

[Loud Mime]

shiver me timbers!

[OB1kNOb]

I’ve had those #$%^#$& gnats fly straight into my eye several times over the years. I bet next time I make 100% sure I get that little #$@$% out with a throurough eye washing.

[MarineBrat]

Page has links to “eight terrible parasite stories” ...Ick! I don’t want to know what the other 7 are. :(

We read about them (D) every day here on FR!

[beckysueb]

It only talks about 2. Don’t know why they said 8.

[Locomotive Breath]

Here’s some more stuff that can get you

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/monsters-inside-me/

[afraidfortherepublic]

Page has links to “eight terrible parasite stories” ...Ick! I don’t want to know what the other 7 are. :(

Me neither. I always switch the channel when that show comes on! But, I never knew this gnat/maggot could get in your eye. I should think that the pain would send you to the doctor before it got that bad.

[Red Badger]

Saw this on a TV show last week. Disgusting little buggers...........

[TonyInOhio]

A moose bit my sister once. Does that count?

[moehoward]

It could. Where was she bit?

<hint....you say Montana......

[KarlInOhio]

It's a pretty bad story when you get to the page of "lice and bedbugs" and say "Hmm, that's not so bad."

[albie]

Think I’ll take a steaming hot shower with lye soap.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Get away from your keyboard first.

[NoGrayZone]

"I was cracking jokes, like saying I was going to get a glass eye. My mom didn't like that."

That last line made me awwwww.

[JRios1968]

Maybe in Thailand?

[dangerdoc]

bump

[moehoward]

Wrong thread, that's over here-----> Calif. man gets 25 years for sex with Thai minors