Late in 2009, my left thumbnail cracked right at the top edge of the nail. Like a close friend of mine and my mother, I have very fine, dry hair…and soft, dry, weak fingernails. (As you may know, hair and nails are made from similar cells.)
The rough edges of my cracked thumbnail caught on towels, clothing, and other things as I was working with my hands. It started to elongate into the tender pink quick. I had to keep it cut very short since I didn’t want to have a sore thumbnail. But I wasn’t exactly sure how to heal it? In my life,
