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
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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)
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