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Today’s guest columnist is Emily Lyons, RN.

Daniel walked to his garage in North Carolina.

He set up a video camera and started recording.

Looking at the camera, he said words to the effect of “This is for the media and the FBI,” applied a tourniquet, and used a radial arm saw to cut off his hand.

He drove himself to the hospital, leaving his severed hand behind.

This immediately brings up three questions.

What is my involvement?

What does this have to do with Birmingham?

Why would someone cut off their hand?

What is my involvement?

I’ve had 60 operations over the years, mostly for shrapnel removal or various problems caused by a bombing. A piece of the plastic box that contained the bomb was removed from my sinus last ye

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