A Freak Accident
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (92710)
United States
April 24, 2025 9:24am CST
This is about my daughters friends mother.
She was cooking dinner (gas stove) when the sleeve of her shirt touched the flame and set it on fire. In a panic, she started flailing her arm which resulted in the whole sleeve igniting, the right side of her face and her hair being burned.
She was rushed to the hospital with 2nd and 3rd degree burns and will be facing skin grafts and a pretty long recovery.
I feel so bad for this poor lady and it must be extremely painful.
I don't know what I would have done under the same circumstances but I would hope the I would have just put my arm under the sink and doused it with water. Hopefully it would have resulted in less severe burns.
Goes to show that you never know from day to day (or moment to moment) how fast life can change.
Maybe you could keep this lady in your thoughts and prayers 
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@MarieCoyle (64757)
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24 Apr 25
Oh, my. And burns hurt SO terribly bad! Even on the rare occasion I do get a little cooking burn of some type, I head straight for the sink and the cold, cold water. Poor lady, I hope she isn't in terrible pain.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
24 Apr 25
They have her on pain meds and it's going to be a pretty long recovery. I agree that those burns much be excruciating
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
@MarieCoyle her prognosis is good but they'll have to do skin grafts.
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@MarieCoyle (64757)
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25 Apr 25
@Marilynda1225
I hope she is getting good pain control. It's hard to heal when you hurt so much.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
24 Apr 25
This certainly was a freak accident and I feel so bad for her. I know she's on a lot of pain and her recovery long. I certainly am going to be e tra careful when I'm cooking since I do have a gas stove
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@LadyDuck (505460)
• Italy
25 Apr 25
@Marilynda1225 - Poor woman I can imagine how much she is in pain. I badly burned the palm of my hand some years ago, I was in pain and it took forever to heal perfectly.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
@LadyDuck I can't even imagine being burned as much as she is. Even the smallest burn is so painful. I pray that she gets better.
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@celticeagle (195682)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Apr 25
Oh, my goodness. How awful! I guess I would probably have done the same thing, but also run to the sink for water. Ugh! Burns must be awful. I will send some positive vibes that way.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
Guess when we panic we don't think clearly. Its such a shame that she didn't run to the sink.
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@celticeagle (195682)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Apr 25
@Marilynda1225 ........Panic is just that. I don't know how I would have reacted but hope I'd go to the sink.
@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
Yes it's hard to think what you panic
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@JudyEv (390961)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 25
@Marilynda1225 Exactly. We have one in the motor-home too.
@iniaku (2193)
• Indonesia
25 Apr 25
hope she will recovery soon.
if the same accident ever happen, as your suggest. put your arm under the sink and doused it with water.
somehow i always prepare burn ointment or Use toothpaste for first aid if you get heat or burns that are not serious
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
Small burns are very painful so I can't even imagine how much pain this lady is in.
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@allknowing (153132)
• India
25 Apr 25
Hope she did some first aid One must always keep things for any such eventualities Aloe vera would have helped her a lot.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
I think she got burned too fast so they had to call for an ambulance and rush her to the hospital
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@ARIES1973 (11927)
• Legaspi, Philippines
24 Apr 25
That's so sad. I pray for her fast recovery. Yes, accidents can happen anytime so we really have to be extra careful.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
Guess when we panic we don't think clearly. I feel bad that she made the situation worse by flailing her arm and causing the fire to spread. She's lucky she didn't set the whole kitchen on fire
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@wolfgirl569 (142288)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Apr 25
Thinking of her. It would be easy to panic.
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
She's lucky that she didn't set the whole kitchen on fire.
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@RasmaSandra (102101)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Apr 25
That does sound painful and very scary, I wish her a speedy recovery, I will put in a prayer for her,
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@Marilynda1225 (92710)
• United States
25 Apr 25
Thank You. Her prognosis is good but she'll need skin grafts. Sounds awfully painful to me
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@Deepizzaguy (126512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Apr 25
I will keep the fire victim in my thoughts and prayers.
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@Deepizzaguy (126512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Apr 25
@Marilynda1225 You are welcome.
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@jefferson126 (3663)
• Shenzhen, China
25 Apr 25
I sympathize the poor lady,wish she can recover shortly.We must be alert to danger in our life,disaster may happen anytime.Pray for the poor lady.
@snowy22315 (214669)
• United States
24 Apr 25
Poor lady, another reason not to like gas stoves.
. I guess the moral of the story is if you catch your sleeve on fire, don't flail around
. I guess the moral of the story is if you catch your sleeve on fire, don't flail around
@franxav (14651)
• India
24 Apr 25
Sorry to know about the poor lady. Perhaps in a panic she herself aggrevated her situation.
@2ndchances24 (12504)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
24 Apr 25
I hope she will recover pretty fast but
with the 2-3 degree burns that's going to take
awhile, my prayers are being sent for her recovery.