Ha Ha Bazza...nice little story..what a cunning mind you had ...lol..and so young at that..

i don't think this is trivial at all, your appendix is there for a reason, as are tonsils..so it's good that you kept it.

I am surprised at their lack of confidence in their sanitation tho'.

One of my earliest memories is of going to the "Fever Hospital" that was temporally housed at the Trentham race course. I can't remember how long I was there. I do remember going there in an ambulance. Funnily I can even remember the name of the driver. My parents told me latter in life I had had scarlet fever, I don't know or can't remember if I had rheumatic fever but they did tell me I was left with an enlarged heart. I was about 4 years old at the time so it would have been in 1943 or so. I have no knowledge of or memory of the treatment used. The doctors said at the time of my heart attach that this illness was unlikely to have had any bearing on my letter health and heart illness in the family was a far greater risk factor for me.

Hope this helps.

Intersting Bryan..maybe the fact that there is a hereditary heart problem in the family line is why you were left with an enlarged heart in the first place. It can woork both ways.
I was also interested in the fact that you can remember the drivers name from such a young age. I have read that it is because he impressed you at that time so he and his name stuck with you.
Don't know how correct that is, but it makes sense to me.

There was a reason for me to remember his name as well. My farther was a Sergeant in the Home Guard medical corps. The ambulance driver was his Captain so I had met him before. I can remember mum saying that it was all right going with him as it was Mr Stone. Also now I think about it. It was a quarantine hospital & there were no visitors, so I never saw anybody that I knew until I went home. It's also where I learned to HATE porridge. It was dished up from a big pot in the ward and it was full of big dry lumps about the size of a 10 cent piece and revolting. Low and betide the person that didn't leave his plate empty, lumps or no lumps. If nobody was looking they would fly around the room, any where but on your plate.

Oh I have had lumpy porridge and it's HORRID !! That was sad for a one so young to not see any visitors..When I was nursing children were mot allowed to visit their family member who happened to be a patient. They were allowed to look up at the window and wave..very cruel. it was because they were considered to be carriers of bugs. How times have changed.
We were also not allowed to give Morphine to cancer patients until they were in their last few days of life..That was excruciatingly painful for them, and I cannot believe that some people made that rule. and the reasons were ridiculous!
Talking about porridge..My fave is "oatmeal" which is basicly kibbled oats.
Have you any knowledge of this product and how to get it.? No one stocks it in shops because few buy it,

Hi bobbity, I would say the people that made the rule about morphine had never had any serious pain. I remember my grandmother telling me that when granddad was dying of lung cancer it was the doctor that was in tears because he was not allowed to administer anymore as he had already had the maximum dose. But when I was in ICU with my heats attack the staff nurse kept coming and asking me if I wanted any more. I said to the charge nurse that I had heard that people would kill one another for that stuff and here you are asking me if I want more? It sure doesn't give me any high. She told me that that was because it was doing it's job. I will say it gives you constipation though.

"Oatmeal" I have asked the source of all knowledge I married 43 yrs. ago she uses rolled oats for porridge but suggests you try "Binn Inn" or similar bulk purchase store. Best of luck.

Thanks Bryan.
I'll just add that there were two reasons for the with holding of the Morphine.
He may become addicted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It may not work if he starts too early!!!
Thank goodness they woke up.

Hi bobbity

Unfortunately neither reason stands up as he was in the final stages lung cancer. Just a change in attitude as far as I can see.