Sting = 1 cent

I got this as an email so I dont know if it works but I will try to remember it because I swell up like crazy when I get stung by a wasp.

It might be wise to carry a penny in your pocket while working in


the yard..........

BEE STINGS !

A couple of weeks ago I was unfortunate enough to get stung by both

a bee and hornet while working in the garden.

My arm swelled up so off to the doctor I went. The clinic gave me

cream and an antihistamine. The next day the swelling was getting

progressively worse so off to my regular doctor I went. Infected

arm needed an antibiotic. What was interesting is what the Dr. told

me. The next time you get stung put a penny on the bite for 15

minutes. I thought, wow next time (if there ever is one) I will try

it.

Well that night Shelley's niece got stung by two bees. When she

came over to swim I looked at the bite and it had already started

to swell. So off I went to get my money. Taped a penny to her arm

for 15 minutes. The next morning, there was no sign of a bite. Wow

were we surprised. Her niece we decided, just wasn't allergic to

the sting.

Well guess what happened again on Saturday night. I was helping

Shelley deadhead her flowers and guess what? You are right I got

stung again two times by a hornet on my left hand. Was I ticked. I

thought, here I go again having to go to the doctor for yet another

antibiotic.

Well I promptly went into the house, again got my money out, and

taped two pennies to my bites and then sat and sulked for 15

minutes. The penny took the sting out of the bite immediately. I

still wasn't sure what was going to happen.

In the meantime the hornets were attacking Shelley and she got

stung on the thumb. Again the penny. The next morning I could only

see the spot where he had stung me. No redness, no swelling. Went

over to see Shelley and hers was the same. Couldn't even tell where

she got stung. Then Shelley got stung again on Monday night on her

back---cutting the grass. This penny thing is going to make us

money at school. Again it worked.

Just wanted to share the marvelous information in case any of you

are experiencing the same problem at home. We need to have a stock

of pennies on hand at school and at home.

The Dr. said somehow the copper in the penny counteracts the bite.

I would never had believed it. But it definitely does work.

So remember this little bit of wisdom and pass it on to your

f riends, children, grandchildren, etc.