Thb h Owr Story We Spend Christmas atZeb's Home; Santa Claus Arrives Put VII By MRS. ZKB MAUNEY Karabetk'a Mother (Summary ?f previous install ment K.r.beth was admitted to the Cerebral Palay Hospital at Dur ham when she was about 5 years old Later she underwent an op eration at Duke Hospital to have a condition in her feet corrected. She was discharged shortly be fore Christmas and returned with her parents to her home in New port Karabeth is the daughter ol Mr. and Mrs Zeb Mauney, New port. When she did not start to walk as her mother thought she should, it was discovered that she was suffering from cerebral pal sy). We went to Shelby to spend the holidays with Zebs parents. Christ mas Eve we opened our gifts. Karabeth opened all the gifts for us after she had opened hers. What a wonderful time she had! She got the most lovely gifts Christmas morning she found Santa Claus had left her just what she wanted ? an electric stove, hot iron, a big kitchen cabinet and an ironing board. She cooked bread on her stove for her dinner. Karabeth and I went to South Carolina to visit my relatives in the afternoon of Christmas day. She had many more lovely gifts to open. She and Mother have the happiest times together. Moth er has a perfect way with children and they adore her. Mother and I took Karabeth to Durham to have her cast removed Jan. 15, 1952. The doctor who sawed it off said she with the best patient he ever had. Karabeth did not know her heels had been split until she saw the black stitches. She was not as pleased to have the stitches re moved as she was to have the cast removed. She looked strange without her white boots, she had worn them for so long. We were all glad to see her legs again. We went bick to Virginia for another week. Hectic Week Passes This was a hectic week. We thought it was all over when the cast was removed, but the bad 4 part just began then. Karabeth could not stand to touch her feet to the floor. Her legs would cramp all night and she would cry out in pain. She could hardly stand be moved. The week passed very quickly and it was time for Karabeth to go back to the cerebral palsy hos pital for a check-up. I had been told to bring her clothes in case she was ready to be re admitted. I put her clothes in the car before 1 waked her. She had no idea she would be going to stay and I hoped to bring her back too. 1 knew that if she came back it would only be for a few days. We left for Durham early in the morn ing. Karabeth was examined and the doctor said she was ready to be admitted again. Karabeth cried as if her heart would break. I tried to smile and explained why she must sUy long er. She always seemed to under stand things so well. I stayed with her for awhile, dreading the heart break of parting again. I visited Karabeth the following Sunday and she was in her routine again and was happy. She started going to kindergarten and enjoyed it very much. For those who have never seen or visited the hospital, I will atr tempt to tell you about it and what a wonderful place it is. 1 have al ready told just a little about it Best in Country It is the finest equipped hos pital for the treatment of cerebral palsy in the whole country. It is the first hospital of its kind built by a state government and the people of North Carolina should be very proud of it. Dr. Lenox Baker is the med ical director. There is a fine staff of therapists, nurses, and teach ers who are doing a great work. The hospital is located one mile from Duke Hospital on the Erwin Road. It is a flat-top brick building. The grounds are equipped with swings, see-saws, slides, and chairs. Inside, in addition to the chil dren's living quarters, there are class rooms. In one room there is a play school. There is a room for speech ther apy. In this room are tables for the children's exercises, parallel bars, and steps. At the end of the par allel bars, there is a big, long mir ror so the children can see how they walk. The crutches are kept in this room too, for here is where the children learn to use them. There is a room for occupation al therapy. This is where the chil dren learn self-help and to be in dependent. They learn to lace and tie their shoes, button and unbut ton clothes, fasten and unfasten zippers, dressing themselves and undressing, putting on and Uking off their braces, and scores of other things. They learn to make pot holders and how to use a typewriter. In the recreation room there is tele vision for the children to enjoy. They have just everything. Upstairs there is the most attrac tive school you have ever seen. There is one very large room. In this room there is a small piano and the children learn to sing many clever songs. Display of Work There is the nicest display of things the children have made, written, or drawn. There is every thing imaginable to work with. Across the hall there are smaller class rooms Just as attractive. There is a big porch that opens out on the roof for the children to play on or to sun. Across the grounds a short dis tance away there is the nicest white hut with green shutters which is the Scout Hut. This had been built by a club. They have the Brownies and Boy and Girl Scouts. Karabeth was a member of the Brownies. They wore their uniforms to their meet ings. Karabeth enjoyed this very much for they had such good times and learned lots of things. They took the children on short trip*. There it nothing that this hospit al does not have except a room or place for the parents to stay with their children. We parents know as well as the staff that if this were possible, no one would accomplish anything The staff is parent* to the children while they are there. They baby and love them as we do, even rocking them to sleep if that is what it takes for them to go to sleep. They are just wonderful to the children. I feel that I could never find ad equate words to express my sincere appreciation for what this hospital has done for Karabeth and me 1 hope the parents who have a child with cerebral palsy and live in North Carolina know about this wonderful hospital and write im mediately for an appointment for the child. Stars Visit The children are entertained by many professional people. Kara beth was thrilled when Charlie McCarthy visited them. They see many good puppet shows which al ways please the children; magician shows and others. Clubs and organizations take them lovely gifts. At Christmas time Santa Claus comes out to see them. They have a very big tree, which is beautifully decorat ed, in the reception room. They have a big Christmas party. Karabeth missed the first par ty for she was in Duke Hospital, but one of the nurses took her a lovely doll that Santa had left for her. Santa always brings such nice toys for the children. There are big toys such as doll carriages, tri cycles, and wagons (or all the chil dren to enjoy. He brings each child several gifts (or his very own. Last Christ mas be gsve each girl a lovely shoulder bag. a beautiful, soft-skin doll wrapped in a small blanket, and a big blanket (or their doll, just like a real baby. Karabeth named her doll Patricia and slept with her every night The children have a lMay vaca tion at Christmas. They have two week's vacation during the sum mer. There were several Sundays Kar abeth didn't have company In case s child didn't have visitors, the nurses and nurses aides took over. They showed the children pictures on the screen and read the story as the picture was shown. On nice days they took the chil dren outside to play; other days they went to play school They were served ice creain and had a good time. Epidemics Occur Several epidemics o( child mala dies broke out during Karabeth's stay such as measles, flue and chicken pox. Karabeth had a good dose o( chicken pox. During these epidemics the chil dren were restricted to the hospit al and no children were admitted. We visited Karabeth for two hours in the recreation room. We enjoyed these visits too, (or on these occasions were the only times the parents and children really got to know each other. Karabeth was always in her rolling chair when we went to see her. Zeb and Itook her (or a ride and then we would park under two very large oak trees on a hill on the Duke campus. We had such good times. We looked for doodle bug houses and would try to call the doodle-bugs out. The doodle bugs live in little holes in the ground and when you say, "Doodle bug, your house is on fire," they usually come running out. Kara beth planted an acorn and still wants to go back to see i( there is a tree where she planted it. During the early spring of 1952 I had an acute attack of arthritis. 1 1 had never suffered so much in my WNCT to Telecast Soon from 12:30 PM Greenville ? General Manager A. Hart well Campbell of television station WNCT, Channel 9, Green ville, has announced that the sta tion* plans to start its telecast day at 12:30 p.m. beginning early in March. The present schedule starts at 2:45 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. on Sundays. Campbell says, "We plan to go on the air at 12:30 p.m. weekdays with a network production which has not been named yet, followed at 1 p.m. by an audience-partici pation show from our studios. At 1:30 we plan to telecast a cooking show from our studios." life, nor was I ever so helpless. During my illness and recovery my faith in God reached a new depth I had never known. 1 could feel the presence of God beside me every moment. 1 prayed as I had never prayed before that God would make Karabeth walk. Fri day night of that week 1 dreamed I saw Karabeth walking. (Friday: Karabeth Walks) About 120,000 horses were pull ing street cars in the United States in 1884. 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