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Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1946-1953

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Title Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1946-1953

Creator Walden, May, 1865-1960

Date 1946-1953

Language English

Subjects Depressions, Mothers and daughters, Socialist Party (U.S.)

Description Forms part of the Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library).

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User-Contributed Transcription 2 sitting with her. They don't leave her alone as she has to urinate frequently, and also has vomiting spells. I am always amazed at the vitality she shows. I told her you had inquired about her. She expressed appreciation. I asked what message I should send you from her. She said that she is "improving from day to day" and thanked you for inquiring about her - The M.D.'s have given her up, and sent her home to die, saying they had done all they could for her. She had cancer of the uterus, and they have burned that out of her. She had a cyst in her left breast and removed that. She had hemmorrhoids and was treated for them. Oh yes, she had her gall bladder removed before the cyst, and the last thing was cirrhosis of the liver, which was shrinking, then swelling, then shrinking again. She is the color of an octoroon, and her face is puffy and she has to have shots several times a day. some Mrs. Bryant gives her, and some they have to send for the doctor to give. She is in un-

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Archival Collection Title May Walden papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Walden M Box 4 Folder 136

BibID 991703478805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020, Transcribe: complete

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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File Created 01/19/2021

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Unique Identifier NL15PJF

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