The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-12-24
ID Patients Tell tuberculosis Stov

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley brewery
pictured herewith are from Good
man. They are recovering from
tuberculosis in the Mississinni
Sanatorium. They warn all the
people of Holmes county that thev
must learn to protect themselves
against this terrible disease. Tu-
berculosis can also be prevented
but each person must be aware
OF the dangers they face every
day in contracting this disease.
A yearly chest x-ray is the best
means of being sure that YOU do
not have TB.
Mrs. brewery contracted TB
first. She stopped by the mobile
X-ray bus to get a chest x-ray
in order to take advantage of the
services offered her. She was
very shocked that she had TB.
However, she went Immediately
to the sanatorium and has been
there three years and two mon
tas. She is making good progress
| and hopes to return home soon.
Mrs. brewery had to leave her
husband and seven children. For
tunately, the two older children
were also able to help their ia
ther look after the younger ones.
However, six months ago, Mr..
brewery went to the hospital for
an operation and while there was
given a chest x-ray which re-
vealed that he, too, had contract
ed TB. Mr.. brewery, of course,
was extremely worried for he
still had five children is years old
or younger who must be looked
after in order for him to leave
home and 60 to the Sanatorium.
He sold his farm and official
agencies helped him to place his
five children in a home until he
and Mrs. brewery were well
enough to come home to look at
ter them.
OF course, many adjustments in
the lives of both Mr.. and Mrs.
brewery, as well as the family,
had to be made. It was necessary
that they 60 to bed for many
months when they reached the
Sanatorium. The days seemed
long at first for they were not
able to sit up. at all. Later, they
were allowed out of bed a few
hours each day and when Mr..
brewery is better he will be al
lowed to walk around. He also
plans to train under the voca-
tiona rehabilitation program for
TB patients for a new occupa-
ton as he will not be able to re-
turn to running a farm. When
Mrs. brewery is completely well
and goes home, she expects to re-
establish home for her children
and resume her role as wife and
mother.
The doctors who release pa
tents from a TB hospital know
when they send them home that
they are well and will not spread
the disease The ex-TB patient
is the only person you know who
you can be sure is not spreading
TB. The members of the family of
a TB patient are x-rayed at re-
gular intervals to be sure that
they are free from TB. The ex-
TB patient can take up a normal
life after they have been cured
but they must always rest lot
and take excellent care of them
selves. All the residents of this
county will welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
brewery upon their return home
and will be pleased to know they
won out over tuberculosis.
Many people in this area nave
not been so lucky. Every year
there are some people who die
in this county from tuberculosis.
They wait too late before they
discover they have tuberculosis.
Every year more new cases of
TB are being discovered in this
county. Are you safe from tuber-
culosis? Are you sure? Have
you had a chest x-ray in the last
wear?