“By using the grinders, my mom avoids joint aggravation brought on by the rigorous yet necessary endeavor of grinding fresh pepper.” — Taylor Feezor
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“The doctor says my two injuries go hand in hand, Taylor.” My mother, who has been a hairstylist for 43 years, is making light of her right hand’s diagnoses of carpal tunnel and trigger finger. “My thumb won’t bend. It throbs throughout the day.” From ballet buns to beach waves, breakup bangs to corporate bobs, my mother’s hands have transformed my hair through some of life’s most pivotal chapters. They move in orchestration——until I emerge as the person I wish to be in this world .
As if doing hair wasn’t asking enough of her hands, my mom also cooks. I’ve witnessed her struggle stirring a batch of