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Report a Mistake- Date Made March 20, 1938
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- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Object Number 2001-H0006.21G
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Quebec, Municipality - Montréal, Township / District - Île-de-Montréal, County of
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Ottawa, Township / District - Ottawa-Carleton, County ofContinent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Ottawa, Township / District - Ottawa-Carleton, County of
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Documentary artifact
- Department History
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1938/03/20
- Latest 1938/03/20
- Materials Paper
- Person / Institution Associated institution, Montreal General HospitalAssociated party, Kindle, Katharine
- Measurements Height 21.8 cm, Width 14 cm
- Related activity Nursing
- Caption Letter from Katharine Kindle, student nurse at Montreal General Hospital, March 20, 1938
- Additional Information Dear Familiar Family, - Well I have finely succumbed! Yes it finally got me, and here I am sure enough, even [tho] the last one in our class, I have at long last come off duty sick - with a cold - a good taste of strep (streptococcus) throat and here I am enjoying the pleasures of hospitalization and isolation. Yes it is lots of fun, I suppose, but most uncomfortable in spots, especially when I try to swallow. As I told the [interne] (the same one I have just been working with down on Ward J. before coming off duty yesterday) whenever I swallow, it feels like a "Big Apple" in my throat. Boy, the other girls are shocked at me being sick. This morning K. Hebb standing at my door said it just didn't look right to see me in bed. She couldn't picture me sick. Yesterday I reported my cold and came off feeling creeping up my ear channels. So last night Dr. Johnston came up to my room to look me over. He found me re-reading your paper Papa, on the Land of Long Summer Days, for which let me express many thanks for safe arrival about a week back. Yes the doctor spent some time looking it over and seemed quite impressed! I shall present it to the Reading Room later. I spent the whole evening reading your article and was literally carried away to those lands of which you write so truthfully and poetically. You know I'm really rather glad to be off like this for I'm having a wonderful opportunity to really do some reading again. Well to get on with my "Case History" this morning "Doc" came up to my room again. After a rather hasty temperature and pulse reading he announced that I would be transferred "across the street" for a few days. So up came the wheel chair and I was thus wheeled [thru] the tunnel to our noble hospital - as if I couldn't walk! - However it is just another of my many new experiences. It seemed so funny to be put to bed by one of my classmates, and have her take my temperature etc. But the meals are [scrumpous]! Of course I'm on the private ward in a lovely big room all to myself with lovely bed, dresser, chair and table etc. and Gin I brought over your picture of course - it is sitting over the dresser now, and Winona I have your painting of the sunset on one of the Rideau Lakes. I have this placed on the window sill, so I can see the sunset all day long if I wish! Yes really, I am having a great time. It is going to be a good rest here too. And a huge pile of books besides!! Last week with a number of the nurses I went to the S.C.M. meeting of McGill University and heard a lovely lecture on Grenfell in Labrador by Dr. Forsyth of St. Mary's River Hospital, Labrador. Sometime ago I was out at St. Annes again and Marg and I had a delightful afternoon together. The snow was divinely beautiful and sparkling, the sky clear and full of stars that [nite], the air so pure and fresh that the whole time together was just perfect! Just now I have been reading "In Canada's Wonderful Northland" by Curran and Calkins. It is the story of eight months of travel by canoe, motorboat, and Dog Team on the Northern river and along the New Quebec coast of Hudson Bay. It is most interesting! Not long ago I had lunch with Marg and Ruth Clayton after witnessing Marg's MacDonald Colly team beat the McGill Girls team in basketball. Yes sir, Margaret is a fine coach, and Ruth an excellent referee. As a matter of fact last time out at Mac. I watched Marg put the team [thru] a good [3/4's hr.] practice, during which I [refereed (?)] a practice game while Marg played with them. I never saw anybody so excited over the prospect of getting married. We were in the library when she was reading Dan's letter telling of the trip to Alaska. Well it was too much for her. We had to dash out in the open where she could squeal aloud and what not. She takes great pride in her new clothes etc. Gin, you know she went back to [Morgans] and bought that lovely yellow hat [with] tweed ribbon. Well for goodness sakes here is Elsie Herwig coming in the door - and bye for now she can tell you the rest. Love Kuffy. (Kindle, Katharine. Letter to the Kindle family, 20 March 1938. © Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Nursing History Collection, 2001-H0006.21 G, H160)