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WOLF: Can you remember the stories behind all of your stitches?

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Some of the stitches Philip Wolf picked up during a bout with flesh-eating disease in 2002. (Heather Prestage photo)

I moisturize daily.

My regimen has nothing to do with an endless quest for flawless, wrinkle-free skin. On that front, I’m happy to let nature run its course and I won’t be having any fish-pout procedures anytime soon.

But for more than 20 years now, I’ve been a moisturizer.

It began in the aftermath of a bout with flesh-eating disease back in 2002.

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Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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