Observations of a High School Sub- Death by Chapped Lips

While subbing in a 3rd grade classroom a student approached me with an emergency! He had chapped lips!! He then went on to give me a detailed explanation of why he needed to go to the office to call his mother to bring him chap stick.... "People can die from chapped lips" I tried to calm him concerning his fears however, he then went on to explain that he saw a documentary on the Discovery Channel about a person who died from chapped lips! I am no match for the Discovery Channel. I sent him to the office. (Sorry office girls!)