[Gusto Brunt]

I know this sounds quite insane but it's true.

I had a winter cut on my finger that I got due to the cold weather cracking my skin.

But then it turned into an ulcer and was very painful. This went on for five days and on day five the wound had got bigger and was weeping - that's a watery substance coming out of it.

I'd already been to the chemist but nothing worked.

My mum used Fuller's Earth powder to dry up wounds and speed up healing.

I didn't have any, so I thought of an alternative. Golden Fry Gravy Granules. I know it sounds crazy but I thought what the heck, it might do something and dry the wound up. It couldn't do any worse.

And again, crazy as it sounds, I put a little on my wound. Within seconds the pain stopped, and it didn't weep. Within about two hours it had dried up completely and a scab was forming which is what I wanted.

Just 20 hours later my wound is looking so much better and is healing.

It's truly amazing. I think it's called serendipity.