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PAGE EIGHT-B Mother Os Burned Child Writes Letter Os Gratitude To Galveston Shrine Bum Institute Continued from Page 1 will to live and listen to her pray that God let her die, as she could not stand the pain any longer. We almost wish ed ourselves that God would take her as we listened to her screaming. The hypos she had been receiving all these months had lost their effect, plus the fact she had become addicted. In early March we were told by the doctor that an application had been put in to the Shrine Burn Institute of Galveston, Texas. We did not know such a place existed Or we would have tried to get her accepted months before. With in two weeks, I received a lofag distance call saying our application had been accepted and we would be notified as to when they had an empty bed. On March 30, we were called and told to have her there on March 31. My hus band and I made reservations and flew Karen to Galveston, not knowing what was in store for our daughter. As we arrived in Galveston they were ready and waiting. Karen was tubbed immediate ly and dressed with sterile dressings. These dressings, unlike the conventional dress ings which consist otf layers and layers of gauze, are a marvelous fish net-like typej of covering which the Burn j Institute has developed them selves. Within 30 minutes,, we were taken to the doctor in charge and given more in formation on Karen’s condi tion than we had received in the previous 10 months. Karen had been admitted to . the reconstruction side, be- ; cause they presumed anyone burned 10 months previously j was there for removal of scar ! tissue or to have corrective surgery for a crippling effect caused by the burns. They tubbed her and found 80 per cent of her body un healed and legs drawn. She was then moved to the acute side, which like the recon struction side, consists of only 'ls beds. Within an hour and a half, a special brace had been made for Karen, and the pro cess oi? straightening her legs was already beginning, which took only three days. Karen was in a private room be cause of being badly infected. I would never have believed a hospital could be so sterile had I not seen it with my own eyes. My husband is an architect and he can well un derstand why a 30 bed hos pital such as this would cost ten million dollars. We were told by Dr. Sally Abston and Dr. Duane Larson that Karen would not receive any grafting until all her in fection was gone because grafts would not take over infected burns. You can im agine how we felt, knowing | Karen had undergone 13 op erations only to leave the donor areas the same as a third degree burn also. A 40 per cent, third degree burn had become an 80 per cent burn. After only three weeks, Karen was moved, free of in- , section, to a room with three little girls. Every child has 24 hour intensive care, with specially trained nurses who understand caring for burned children. Karen was taken to surgery 5) ' 'l? SPECIAL PRE-SEASOH OFFER ILL FREE MSMUIM ' Frightaire PRESTIGE air conditioner is Pip-lVnn Quiet *‘ J ~ ttutm Harrell’s, he. and grafted with pigskin to ; prevent loss of fluids through ' the burns and to allow the i burned away (flesh to build 1 up. Five days later she was I grafted with her own skin < and there was never any i question in their minds, or < ours, but that it would be 1 successful. i By this time I was well in formed as to the treatment of 1 burns and also to Karen’s I daily condition. The chief 1 surgeon and chief plastic sur- 1 geon hold parent meetings i every week at the hospital, ; answering all questions. You 1 can imagine what this means ; to the parents. Also, while i ■ "SUPER-RIGHT" HEAVY CORN-FED BEEF* 3-Lb^Pkg "SUPER-RIGHT" HEAVY BEEF STEAKS DELMONICO Lb $1.45 J Lb 59* SHOP A&P FOR ALLGOOD SLICED BACON 69 *1.35 VIRGINIA COUNTRY FARM DRY CURED “SUPER-RIGHT” HEAVY CORN FED BEEF "SUPER-RIGHT" HEAVY beef roasts S Blade Cut mmmmm FULL CUT CHUCK m C BONELESS CHUCK 65c Lb '^F^K BONELESS SHOULDER 75c OVEN READY RIB 99c BRISKET POT 79c u j ||H #1 |V\ ■il J fjTHTTI PERCH FILLETS * 49cl GREAT FOR BAKING RUSSET _ mg* POTATOES. HONEYDEWS t *5Q c IWllfc ■ Vhllll 4# F PEANUTS"!^' m. EC " »tea bags t? m ssc «DRY MILK A FAVORITE BACK TO SCHOOL SANDWiCH MAKER ANN PAGE FOR SALADS AND SANDWICHES ANN PAGE BUY ANN PAGE RICH TOMATO PEANUT BUTTER 67c * MAYONNAISE * 55c * KETCHUP 25c • 2»39c GREAT ON SANDWICHES ANN PAGE SERVE SULTANA BRAND JANE PARKER BAKE & SERVE SALAD MUSTARD -39 c * SALAD DRESSING * 39c * DINNER ROLLS 2 a 39c BUY A&PS OWN BRAND OF FRESHNESS JANE PARKER M gm r JANE PARKER BUYS S UMUMD 46c BUY CINNAMON Loaves with milk OR COFFEE Cake S's 9. / Y' Qde SERVE LASTED OR FROM THE LOAF 29c a GREAT DESSERT TREAT W . I peach pies %?• 49c J SHOP A&P FOR GREAT FROZEN FOODS BUY MUCH QUICKER THAN SCRATCH FROZEN GW PIZZAS .*-■*B9c PET RITZ PIE SHELLS 3 *%r- SI.OO SERVE WITH JANE PARKER PEACH PIE, MARVEL Ml Jflßlflpk jMBM'MiflPi Jk L GoI FrFFk C m CHOWAN HKRALD, IDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, »70. you’re there you are around other parents who have the same heartaches, knowing their children are going to be badly scarred and you see other ohildren who are so much worse than your own child. The doctors are more like friends and they are never too busy to talk to you. After Karen’s grafting, the long process of teaching her to walk again began. Karen had new blood vessels in her legs which would turn black and burn like fire when standing on them. They have to be wrapped in ace band ages for months. These child ren receive four hours of physical therapy a day ih a i physical therapy department, i considered one of the best in the world. The day Karen \ walked in her braces to the i door of her room and let me i in, was the happiest day of my life. Karen- has been ; •lucky. She did not need 1 psychiatric treatment as most burn victims do. She is an intelligent child and complet ed nine months of schooling during the two months she i was in the Burn 'lnstitute. Most credit for this goes to Mrs. Jean Bryant, a darling young woman, who teaches children from' all over the United States, of different ages, different school systems and does a tremendous job. She has the compassion and knows how to make these children want to learn, re gardless of their pain. As I said before, everyone at the Bum Institute is the best—l cannot begin to tell you what we feel in our hearts for these people. They saved Karen’s life. We have been home almost (four months now, and Karen is walking, running and rid ing her bicycle. She is badly scarred, but she is happy, do ing well in school and feels very lucky. Her lovely little face is not scarred and she is beautiful inside. We went back to Galveston, i September 3, for Karen’s check-up and Dr. Abston was thrilled to find her able to walk without her brace. What they thought would be a per manent dropfoot is now gone. It hasn’t been easy, but through Karen’s courage and determination, she is no long er crippled. We have made her wait on herself since the day we arrived home. If the physical therapy is not con tinued after they leave the hospital, the limbs will con tinue to contract. We felt the least we could do for Dr. Sally Abston was to take back a straight child. Hie shine in Dr. Sally's eyes and the smile on her face made us very proud. She said "She is beau tiful. You’ve done a wonder ful job.” This was a small payment we could give her after all she had done (for us. There are slides and films available from the Bum In stitute, at no charge to the Shrine. Please, I beg of you, send for them. Know what these people are doing for our children and be even ■more proud of the work of the Shrine. Our hospital bill alone amounted to $56,000. We have six wonderful children and are not considered poor by any means, but this kind of debt can completely wreck a family, financially. The Shrine Burn Institute saved our daughter’s life, charged us nothing and even peid my hotel room while In Galves ton and pqid our expenses to fly home. What can I say except "God bless you all for makr : ing these hospitals possible.” A Sincerely, Mrs. George E. Emrich, 321 South Clifton, Wichita, Kansas. People believe gossip read -1 ily if they want to believe it 1 in the first place.
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