i had this weird rash on my upper lip and the area between my upper lip and nose since i was in bolivia. it would get better and worse depending on the weather or which ointment i used. i never used so much chapstick, vaseline in mi vida. i also saw the doctor twice, but nothing really helped. if anything, the medication thinned my skin, discolored my lip and made the mysterious irritation worse.
since i came home i've been applying fresh, real, goo-ey, sticky, thick, cool aloe vera on my lips. (you know, the real kind of aloe vera. not the korean aloe drink, which tastes nuhhhhthing like fresh aloe vera that can make you gag if you try to swallow a small chunk of it.)
and now, my unknown irritation is almost... gone.
aloe vera is a great plant.
i would want a small pot of aloe vera over a huge bouquet of flowers.
it's long-lasting, pretty green, easy to take of...
since i was little, aloe vera has helped with my sunburns, my-easily-could-have-been-harry-potter scar, my mysterious stomach illness, my skin...
i realize vera is a beautiful name for a girl.
"verá" in spanish means "she will see."
anyway, just wanted to thank God for aloe vera.
You are my aloe vera.
