Newark post., 1913-04-30


tient at Delaware Hospital last fal
where | met with more than one
pleasant surprise.
had been an invalid for over
fourteen years, not able to wait up.
on myself, and had not walked
!, alone for over seven years.
Last spring my symptoms be-
came very much worse, and we
sent for a local doctor who gently
convinced me that there was a pos
sibility of my getting to Delaware
Hospital and being cured by sur
gerry. He seemed to understand my
personality well enough to direct
my mind to the success of surgery
without blasting all hopes of re-
covery from medical treatment or
mother nature, or divine Power:
but he was frank with me and |
finally realized that unless | could
be benefited by surgery, | would
likely have frequent attacks of
dreadful suffering the remainder
Of my life, and felt that if | did
not survive the ordeal, it would be
better than to continue to suffer
both physically and also from my
treacherous nerves. (Nervous suf-
fering meets with less sympathy
and consideration than any other
disease, and | warn those who have
not experienced it, to be very care
full about forming opinions and not
criticize unless they have a remedy
to give whici1 they know will cure
from eXperience.)
The doctors and nurses seemed to
be much interested in my case. |
thought surely my doctor and
nurses must be the very best in
the institution-all can t be as nice
as these-but other nurses came
about me with such sweet faces |
just fell in love with them. My
grand old surgeon-so gentle and
yet so terrible-and my genial
young doctor who administered
ether to me so beautifully, oh, it
was all most wonderful exper~
ience! 1t is a noble calling to be
successful doctor or nurse.
Through the consideration of the
superintendent, doctors, and nurses
what had seemed an impossibiIity
became a possibility. They gave me
liberty of speech. | had been pet
ted and humored by devoted
husband and could not bear the
idea Of being left in hospital
among strangers, so they permitted |
\ friend to remain with me until I |
was considered out Of danger after
the operation. My friend, who was
graduate from another hospital,
was not entitled to any more than
courtesy from the nurses, but they
were nice to her. My pretty little
special was quite professional, but
she bent the rules just little (?)
for my comfort. Then when il
came to the nurses in training it
really did seem like nearly every
one was trying to excel every one
else.
The little diet nurses brought me
such good things to eat and gave
me plenty of time to masticate
them. The capable night nurse.
who never forgot anything, and
could think Of so many things for
my comfort.
One feature | admired so much
IN the nurses was the expression
I'VE loyalty to the institution
and the doctors.
Those who study to be doctors
and nurses should be the best of
humanity in order to be kind to
suffering humanity. "Muldoon s
system does not apply to persons in $
wheeled chairs or those requiring
surgical treatment. Suggestion 1
IS better for them than subjuga-
ton. The public does not fully ap- '
preciate the services of doctors and /
nurses. They are more accustomed
to censure than praise. This should 6
not be so. Money is a necessary {
consideration but they deserve :
more than this-an expression of
gratitude to cheer them t
IN their self-sacrificing profession. S
Anyone who has something to &
give to charity could not do better I
Than to give it to Delaware Hos
pital.
You must not expect the same t
attention from the nurses in train
llng that special gives, for there |
are always so many more patients
Ehan nurses IN training, that the