Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Illness, Heath & Disability
The first mention of poor health in Percy’s memoir, is when appendicitis puts his marriage on hold. ‘ As on September 19th …
Mary Stewart (B.1909): Health and Welfare
What Mary’s penmanship may lack in politics and war memories, rather unusually, she makes up for with her information on health, from …
Jean Court: Illness, Health and Disability
Within Jean Court’s memoir, health and illness are two main themes. She speaks of her family’s brushes with death as well as …
Ken Hayter (b. 1940): Illness & Health
‘I’m getting inoculated against dip- dip something or other, dip- dip- diphtheria, that’s it. Diphtheria’ (102) The above quotation is taken from …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): An Introduction
Edward Cain, in his memoir ‘Memories’, recalls the ups and downs of growing up in North East England as part of a …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): Health
Edward Cain’s memoir shows that his family had endured some sad times. On the last page of the transcript (Reminiscences from the …
May Jones: Illness, Health and Disability
“Misses let her go home,” if she lives she will be either a cripple or an imbecile,” Mother said I believe that …
Winifred Relph (B.1912): Illness, Health and Disability
‘I never remembered being in such pain before, my body and arms as well as my legs and feet throbbed and ached, …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Illness, Health and Disability
[…] I was rather a delicate child. It must have been when I was not very well that one morning before I …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Illness, Health & Disability
Much of Norah’s memoir discusses illness, both physical and mental. Norah’s ancestors, her siblings and Norah herself suffered with illness and disability. Norah …