The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-24
WILLING TO DIE


Rather Than be Taken to the Hospital. A
Woman Of Portland in q Critical Stat.
from Swallowing Sharp Piece Of Bone.-
she Makes Statement
"Let me die as am
Ihese were the words of Mrs. Mary A
G0ddard OF No. 63 Atlantic street, Portland
me- she had swallowed sharp piece Of
bone which caused an abscess in the abdo
men and gave her intense misery. The
DOCTOR wanted her to go to hospital but
the pain OF being moved, even in bed, was
SO great that she could not bear it and she
chose rather to die. But she had a miracu.
lous recovery. She tells the story in her
own words as follows:
ana sufered horrible pains for over year,
SIX months or more of which was confined
to my bed. 1 had swallowed sharp piece
OF bone about half an inch long which
formed an abscess in the lower part Of my
abdomen. 1t showed a bunch on the out
side considerably larger than hens egg
and was altogether about the size Of q pint
bowl. Pressing against the bladder it caused
me much pain in that organ. | was failing
every day and my weight went down from
SO pounds to so. My left leg was nearly use
less so that | could not walk or bear any
weight upon it and had to have assistance
to get to my meals
"YOu had medical aid of course" said the
reporter.
when l was first taken with the awful
pains, physician was called but he did not
know what ailed me. After putting it off
for number of days he finally said l had a
tumor and that my only hope would be to
out. told him that was in such extreme
misery that | could not even bear to be
moved on my bed, so i would die as l was.
Then the sore broke out but it would not
heal. 1t began to affect my head and spine
and Twas in such condition that thought
could not get well, so | sent for my daugh-
ter, who was in st. Johnsbury, VT, to come
to me. She wrote by return mail that she
had sent some of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People which she was sure would
help me and if they didn't, then she would
come.
81 had no faith in them but commenced
to take them to please my family. l took
noticed that the discharge was less frequent
l kept on with them and the color began to
come back to my face and by the time the
second box was taken the sore had stopped
discharging entirely. Then began to gain
in flesh and in July, after more than a veal
Of suffering that would be hard to describe,
took up light household duties again. Il
was all due to DR.. Williams Pink Pills fol
Pale People. | am sure they saved my life
81 am glad of the opportunity to tell wha'
the pills have done for me and 1 can prove
all have said.'
At the request of the reporter, Mrs. God
dard swOre to her above statement before
Marshall II. burlington, a notary public, Al
Portland, Me-, June q, 1901.
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