Undoubtedly, you have already heart this over the weekend, but the story bears repeating: Yes, its true what my uncle said wen I was six years old is partially true. He always warned us not to eat too many unpopped popcorn kernels, as a corn plant would grow in our stomachs. He apparently was slightly misinformed, as it would actually grow in the lungs instead. A Brewster, Massachusetts man is quite relieved that he does not have lung cancer, nor emphysema, but a pea plant growing in his lung. Thankfully, it is now out, but he most definitely could have choked to death…just much later than the fateful day when a pea went down the wrong pipe. For more on the story, you can read what the local paper had to say. (Okay, the Boston Globe is not really a hometown-y local paper unless you are looking out your window at the Pru’, but it beats trying to find a Cape Cod paper on the web.
Ron Sveden is indeed a very thankful man. I would chide him, though. He was lucky this time, but hopefully it will be a strange wake up all for him to quit smoking. He was lucky to have the faux lung cancer to have vanished, but he may not be so lucky next time. Ron, if you are out there reading, I hope you indeed count your blessings.
I wonder what scientists who claim that “nothing can go down the wrong pipe” think now? The coughing fit is just from the item touching the valve or the switching station, or whatever that is. Of course, uncles and parents everywhere are happy that they “told us so.” Next, a news story with someone’s face “staying that way” after they tried to put their eyelids inside out will grace the cover of every major news publication.
