Month: July 2019

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July 26, 1943 – Monday

“Well came home this a.m.  Looked pretty cramped in here but tiding it up a lot and feel at home again tonite.  Waiting for Harley to come home from work.  Is 11:30 p.m. now.  Sure rec’d a big stack of cards from the “bunch” at the Flag Loft.  Answered quite a few tonite.  Pretty warm but cool now.  Tired but feel O.K.“

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July 25, 1943 – Sunday

“Decided to wait until tomorrow to go home.  Hate to go at all as I sure like it here.  Harley worked.  So did Carl.“

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July 24, 1943 – Saturday

“Dr said I was O.K. to go home now and come back next week about Friday.“

Apparently my grandmother and Harley stayed in St. Helena for the week after her surgery, rather than return down to Vallejo.   Probably at Harley’s brother’s (Carl) place.  

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July 20, 1943 – Tuesday

“Went uptown to Dr on my own power.  Pretty weak but feel swell. Bought a lot of things (embroidery) to keep me busy.  Dr drained incision.  Said it would hurt but it didn’t. “

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July 19, 1943 – Monday

“Harley brought me home and cooked me a big steak.  I was drooling at the mouth before it was done and did I eat!  First meal since I left for hospital as no one could live on the meals they serve.  No meat, no coffee.  I drank coffee too.  Harley woke me up at 1:30 when he came home to tell me he got a new rating.  2nd class fitter.  Sure was tickled.“

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July 18, 1943 – Sunday

“Well up and walking around today.  Harley didn’t work and came up in P.M.  Mabel from Flag Loft visited me.  Dr said I could go to St. Helena tomorrow a.m. when Harley came up.  Oh boy sure have swell nurses, but never like a hospital. “

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July 17, 1943 – Saturday

“Well as this is a 7 day advent hospital it is the Sabbath today.  Put me in a wheelchair and pulled myself around some.  Jerrie, Leonard & youngsters came to see me.  Sure was good to get out of that bed.  Sure hot.  Have heard some beautiful music and chimes with Hawaiian guitar.“

Adventist Health St. Helena is the oldest Seventh-day Adventist hospital in the United States. 

Jerrie is my grandmother’s step-daughter.  Leonard is her husband.  And the “youngsters” their children.

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July 16, 1943 – Friday

“Sat up in bed some today.  Wrote some letters. Harley comes to see me every a.m.  Boy did my throat ever get sore all nite.  Teeth ached too.  Finally by a.m. nurse brought some aspergum and some hot water for my throat.  Boy for a good hot cup of coffee.  “

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July 15, 1943 – Thursday

“Moved me in ward but I took a nervous spell and had to take me back by myself.  Too many flowers to breath.  Had to give me a shot in arm to quiet me.  Had another spell at night and another shot.  Wrote to Mother.  Don’t remember what I wrote now.  Received a bunch of cards from the “gang”.  Rec’d two yesterday.  I guess they were there before I I came out of the ether.  Jerrie brought me a beautiful bouquet.“

I think I would have a few nervous spells in order to go back to a private room!

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July 14, 1943 – Wednesday

“Well a big day for me.  Clamped gas mask on me at 7:05 a.m. – two deep breaths and I went out.  Was on table until 9:30.  Harley & Jerrie came in but I wasn’t awake, woke up at 1 p.m.  They and Carl came back at 6:30 p.m.  Boy oh boy was I hot and hard to breathe.  However after getting rid of the ether (which they had to give me after the gas) I felt pretty well. Not much pain. Gave me pure oxygen every hour until 6 a.m. Thurs.  Fed me thru the arm.  Sure a long night.  Awake every hour. “