Area Man Suffers Frostbite After Wife Put Cold Feet on Ribs

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and diagnosed with a rare condition.“I never knew my cold toes were anything serious. I always thought it was just my cold-nature and a good reason to buy fuzzy socks,” Mrs. Haverhill said. “But when I touched Dennis, and he started screaming like a little [censored], I knew something was wrong. Very wrong.”Doctors are calling it Spontaneous Halluxial Elsaplasia. It can be triggered by extreme emotion; in this case, Mrs. Haverhill’s persistent delight in cold-ribbing her husband.“The patient’s toes drop down to subzero temperatures. In Mrs. Haverhill’s case, she was unaware of how dangerous contact with her toes is when SHE is triggered. When her SHE-afflicted toes touched her husband, the damage was instant, though unintentional,” says Dr. Gupta Jain, the lead physician in charge of Mrs. Haverhill’s case.According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that approximately one in seven women are afflicted with SHE. Because those with the condition show no symptoms unless the affected digits are touched, most SHE sufferers go undiagnosed.While there is no cure for SHE, t

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he condition, once diagnosed, can be managed with behavioral therapy and lifestyle changes.Mr. Haverhill is grateful to know why his wife’s toes are incomprehensibly cold. “My wife might finally quit tormenting me and giggling about it.” Mrs. Haverhill understands the complexity and danger of continuing to apply her frozen phalanx to her husband but has no plans to stop pranking him.“He might sound all cranky about it, but the pranking? It’s a love language for us,” Mrs. Haverhill explained. “So, I can’t use my toes because, of course, I don’t want to hurt him. But my fingers can get plenty cold, and that’s good enough for me.”Her husband refused to comment further.<a href="https://mailchi.mp/a10eefccb1d2/gwennalaithlandemailsubscribe">Click here to get a weekly digest of my favorite articles in your inbox.</a>Gwenna Laithland is a writer, launch advisor, and writing coach. She is the founder and editor of WonderQuill. She is a work-at-home mom of 3 living in Oklahoma. She writes contemporary sci-fi and is working on her debut novel, Beyond the Sky.</article></body>

Wife afflicted with rare condition, husband pays the price

Yukon, Oklahoma — Dennis Haverhill, 42, is hospitalized this evening after sustaining frostbite injuries on his ribcage and torso.

“My wife thinks it’s [censored] hilarious to put her icicle feet on me,” Mr. Haverhill said in a statement. “I never thought it was funny, but she kept doing it. But this time, when her inhumanely cold toes touched me, it started to burn.”

Mr. Haverhill was admitted to University Hospital with third-degree frostbite. His wife, Jessica Haverhill, 36, was also admitted and diagnosed with a rare condition.

“I never knew my cold toes were anything serious. I always thought it was just my cold-nature and a good reason to buy fuzzy socks,” Mrs. Haverhill said. “But when I touched Dennis, and he started screaming like a little [censored], I knew something was wrong. Very wrong.”

Doctors are calling it Spontaneous Halluxial Elsaplasia. It can be triggered by extreme emotion; in this case, Mrs. Haverhill’s persistent delight in cold-ribbing her husband.

“The patient’s toes drop down to subzero temperatures. In Mrs. Haverhill’s case, she was unaware of how dangerous contact with her toes is when SHE is triggered. When her SHE-afflicted toes touched her husband, the damage was instant, though unintentional,” says Dr. Gupta Jain, the lead physician in charge of Mrs. Haverhill’s case.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that approximately one in seven women are afflicted with SHE. Because those with the condition show no symptoms unless the affected digits are touched, most SHE sufferers go undiagnosed.

While there is no cure for SHE, the condition, once diagnosed, can be managed with behavioral therapy and lifestyle changes.

Mr. Haverhill is grateful to know why his wife’s toes are incomprehensibly cold. “My wife might finally quit tormenting me and giggling about it.” Mrs. Haverhill understands the complexity and danger of continuing to apply her frozen phalanx to her husband but has no plans to stop pranking him.

“He might sound all cranky about it, but the pranking? It’s a love language for us,” Mrs. Haverhill explained. “So, I can’t use my toes because, of course, I don’t want to hurt him. But my fingers can get plenty cold, and that’s good enough for me.”

Her husband refused to comment further.

Gwenna Laithland is a writer, launch advisor, and writing coach. She is the founder and editor of WonderQuill. She is a work-at-home mom of 3 living in Oklahoma. She writes contemporary sci-fi and is working on her debut novel, Beyond the Sky.