
“A hand specialist repairing my index finger referred me, not that that was his intention. He pretended to concentrate on the x ray of the saw’s cut, halfway through the bone. ‘I can reconnect that nerve,’ he said. ‘But I’m not going to. Not on this one. Workers’ comp won’t pay enough to cover it.’ He laughed. ’Maybe you can find a guy who works out of a cellar somewhere. Next time tell your boss to buy insurance at the Institute.”