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2.) Being told by Dr. Delaney that I had taken enough ether for "three or four" men and then having him accuse me of being "an old soak" and getting confirmation from the pretty nurse.

3.) Being told that I bled so that it looked like they would have to take me back to the operating room for more stitches - Delaney's remark - "I've got enough cat gut and sutures in your mouth to make you meeow."

4.) Having Willie talk to me but having no idea what she said right afterward - I was interested only in what pertained to "my operation."

5.) Having the children send me a note by Willie wishing me well.

6.) Being pleasantly surprised to find I could actually swallow without fainting.

7) Having utterly no desire to eat or drink.

8) Having a blessed feeling of relief and gratitude when Delaney promised me some "medication" to help me sleep tonight.

9.) Seeing blood all over the head of my bed and the wall behind it and all over the pretty nurse's uniform and being told that was from my coughing before I "came out."

10.) Telling a nurse something closed in my throat when I lay on my back and kept me from breathing and having her say, "Oh, you get the funniest notions!" and feeling much hurt because I thought I was talking about a life and death matter.

11.) The utter lack of any embarassment when the pretty little dark haired nurse bathed me and rubbed me with alcohol - rather the complete satisfaction of it.