The children's welfare from Brandon Manitoba were looking for foster homes in places besides
the city.I don't remember just which family in our area applied to take care of children other than their own. We first had to have our home licenced and then be excepted to become foster parents. There were several family's who applied in the Oak Lake area. I know a number of the Gompf family's who became foster parents. Max brother Charlie & Evelyn,had one daughter Ferne applied first, then his older brother Elmer & Edith had three children, Beverley, Donald & Marjorie, were excepted. Next Max & I , who had one son & two daughters,Gary, Gail & Colleen relieved our licenced to have a foster home. Max parents Harry & Lena Gompf whose, daughter Eileen, was still living at home also were able to have their home licenced to look after children in need of care.
Children received foster care for different reasons, such as illness . I don't know for sure was the first to receive their child or children. We all saw the need and believed it was a way to help those in need of special care.
We were paid a small amount for each child as none of us were able do this on our own with out some help ,for these were years when cash was scarce. We all raised large gardens , had chickens, pigs & cattle which gave us our meat supply. Elmer,s lived on the edge of the town of oak Lake. Max folks lived in town & Eileen loved children.
I believe Charlie & Evelyn may have been the first to receive a foster child, they had several during the time they were foster parents, thus Ferne had a play mate thus being company
for each other. Elmer & Edith had many foster children pass through their home, which were either adopted out & they also adopted two of their foster children. Max parents Harry & Lena recieved two small boys who were brothers. Eileen loved to help care for these boys but due to Eileen's sudden death, the boys had to be given another home.
We had several children for short terms who returned to relatives or were adopted.
Barb Paterson, a neighbor & a close friend asked us if we would take some of her brothers Jack's family as there were five children in need of a good christian home .The mother Betty was too ill to care for them . Jack worked far from their home & wanted them placed in good homes. when their mother was hospitalized. Barb took one boy Rickie & Kevin was to be placed in our home. The youngest son Brad went to live with his aunt in USA. the two eldest Jackelyn and Tim live for a time with neighbors in Kenton. Later we were asked to take them so Lynne(she was called then) and Tim came to live with us,thus keeping the family closer together, by being with relatives & friends of the family. We now had a larger family as every summer my mother would spent with us in Manitoba but the winters were spent with her other daughter Clara Siggelkow in High River in Alberta..
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
My years of cooking at church camps.
My first time of cooking for larger than family dinner was after I had moved with the Grenfell bible School to the west coast after my year at the school there. I had been asked to travel with the presidents family all the way through the mountains by car with a family of three children plus we three adults.They were short of money so we would stop in towns where The Erickson's knew the Full Gospel pastors, whether they had let them know ahead of time that they wanted bed & breakfast, I do not remember. The next morning we would drive on the next day stopping at more friends ,until we arrived at Port Cocktails to where the Bible school was being moved to. The school was to open that fall as many had applied. The many supplies that were being move from Grenfell were being shipped by train & I believe some of the older students were traveling with these supplies. They didn't have a cook hired yet so I was asked to do the cooking until a cook would be found.It was a new experience for me. The place needed a lot of cleaning ,I manage to keep not only the family feed clothed & washed. The apartment where the family was to live had to be kept clean.
With My brother in law knowing of my having this experience ,Lewis White hading the job of finding a cook for Trossach camp, he contacted me, but I said"No" as I was a farmers wife, with 3 small children, & my mother was staying with us then as well. He said I would get paid & my children could come with me. I finally said"if you really can't find some one I would help you out." Of course Lewis stopped looking. I started cooking for Trossach camp, taking my children with I think Colleen stay at home with grandma Lincoln so Max would have a cook as we were Mixed farming with lots of chores to do. I had a helper with the food preparation, Mrs Keith of Hazenmore as the second cook. She was Isabelle(my best school friends) mother.
We cooked on coal & wood stoves & had a man who kept these old large restaurant stoves
stoked & piping hot for the to cooks to start breakfast for all the campers. We had a lot of volunteer help from campers & many helped with a lot of the job of running a large church camp on the southern Sask. prairies. It was in the only area with trees.
I cooked for 3 different church camps in my 12 or more years as a camp cook.I was a head cook at least 12 times at Trossach, then later I cooked several times at camps in Manitoba.
I first cooked at the Pentecostal camp south of Brandon & also at a camp north of Minnedosa near Gimlie near a Lake.
At these camps we would be cooking for around 60 or more campers each meal, some times farmers whose family's were at camp would come for evening meal. Sunday meals were the largest as many people came from the surrounding area came for the services. In the early years the camp grounds would over flow with people who came to see these Holy Rollers roll. The many years I attended that camp I never saw anyone roll but many came to those alter to
ask Jesus into their life & were filled with the spirit of God, went home to live better lives with Joy in their hearts ready to help friends & relatives know peace & love for others, to be a helpers to friends & family.
With My brother in law knowing of my having this experience ,Lewis White hading the job of finding a cook for Trossach camp, he contacted me, but I said"No" as I was a farmers wife, with 3 small children, & my mother was staying with us then as well. He said I would get paid & my children could come with me. I finally said"if you really can't find some one I would help you out." Of course Lewis stopped looking. I started cooking for Trossach camp, taking my children with I think Colleen stay at home with grandma Lincoln so Max would have a cook as we were Mixed farming with lots of chores to do. I had a helper with the food preparation, Mrs Keith of Hazenmore as the second cook. She was Isabelle(my best school friends) mother.
We cooked on coal & wood stoves & had a man who kept these old large restaurant stoves
stoked & piping hot for the to cooks to start breakfast for all the campers. We had a lot of volunteer help from campers & many helped with a lot of the job of running a large church camp on the southern Sask. prairies. It was in the only area with trees.
I cooked for 3 different church camps in my 12 or more years as a camp cook.I was a head cook at least 12 times at Trossach, then later I cooked several times at camps in Manitoba.
I first cooked at the Pentecostal camp south of Brandon & also at a camp north of Minnedosa near Gimlie near a Lake.
At these camps we would be cooking for around 60 or more campers each meal, some times farmers whose family's were at camp would come for evening meal. Sunday meals were the largest as many people came from the surrounding area came for the services. In the early years the camp grounds would over flow with people who came to see these Holy Rollers roll. The many years I attended that camp I never saw anyone roll but many came to those alter to
ask Jesus into their life & were filled with the spirit of God, went home to live better lives with Joy in their hearts ready to help friends & relatives know peace & love for others, to be a helpers to friends & family.
Monday, April 26, 2010
My sewing Machine & hand work.
I loved to sew my own clothes & those of my family. I also did a lot of knitting for myself & children and I even made a sports jacket for Max & also sewed Gary his first suit with pants and a matching jacket. Winter was times for knitting & making quilts. My mother & her mother as well as her 2 sisters were good seamstress, also did all kinds of hand work. Most women in those times made all their families clothes they made many articles by needle & thread on material they bought through the catalogue. My mother knit, crocheted & tatted
as well , made lace , which was used for dress incerts & to put on the pillow cases. I never learned the art of tating, but my sister Clara did. I inherited my mother tating shuttle which her father had hand made with his pen knife out of hard wood of that area. My nephew Murray Lincoln had learned this art from mother's sister aunt Clara, so I gave him my mother tatting shuttle, which he has made several pieces & also taught tatting in Regina University as it is getting to become a lost art.
Every winter I would make a quilt from the scrapes of materal that were left over from dress makingfor the family, nothing was wasted in those days. I even have several quilts with me here in the lodge. I made quilts for all my children & some of the grand children. Mother came to live with me for the last several years of her life, She had given me her treddle sewing machine which I believe she had sent to T Eaton catologe for. It was a tredal sewing machine & Max bought a small motor on it which worked really well.
In a few years went I went to Brandon to price or buy a new one. I bought one also entered
a sewing course which entered me into a contest where I was to sew a dress that I would enter in a canada wide contest as well.
I bought a dress pattern for a two piece summer suit of linen like cloth . I was to sewing it according to all the directions I had learned during this course. There were several ladies that entered. We took them into Brandon to be judged at Singer Store. I had to model mine. To my surprise I won first prize, a portable singer sewing machene. Then my dress was sent to the CNE fair in Ont. to be judged with ones from every provence in Canada. I did not win there .My dress was returned to me, which I had a lot of good wear. I still have that dress some where at my daughter Gail home at Millecent.
I had traded mother sewing machine on the new one I had bought but now I didn't need a second one. Max sister Clara had only been married a short time & she needed a sewing machine & I needed a electric stove for the summer months . Clara had a older model of a electric stove, so we just traded, her stove had 3 coiled burners on top & one in the oven.
I used to wish & had kept mother old treadle sewing machine as a antique but now this younger generation have no room for those old things, for they want all the latest enventions
as well , made lace , which was used for dress incerts & to put on the pillow cases. I never learned the art of tating, but my sister Clara did. I inherited my mother tating shuttle which her father had hand made with his pen knife out of hard wood of that area. My nephew Murray Lincoln had learned this art from mother's sister aunt Clara, so I gave him my mother tatting shuttle, which he has made several pieces & also taught tatting in Regina University as it is getting to become a lost art.
Every winter I would make a quilt from the scrapes of materal that were left over from dress makingfor the family, nothing was wasted in those days. I even have several quilts with me here in the lodge. I made quilts for all my children & some of the grand children. Mother came to live with me for the last several years of her life, She had given me her treddle sewing machine which I believe she had sent to T Eaton catologe for. It was a tredal sewing machine & Max bought a small motor on it which worked really well.
In a few years went I went to Brandon to price or buy a new one. I bought one also entered
a sewing course which entered me into a contest where I was to sew a dress that I would enter in a canada wide contest as well.
I bought a dress pattern for a two piece summer suit of linen like cloth . I was to sewing it according to all the directions I had learned during this course. There were several ladies that entered. We took them into Brandon to be judged at Singer Store. I had to model mine. To my surprise I won first prize, a portable singer sewing machene. Then my dress was sent to the CNE fair in Ont. to be judged with ones from every provence in Canada. I did not win there .My dress was returned to me, which I had a lot of good wear. I still have that dress some where at my daughter Gail home at Millecent.
I had traded mother sewing machine on the new one I had bought but now I didn't need a second one. Max sister Clara had only been married a short time & she needed a sewing machine & I needed a electric stove for the summer months . Clara had a older model of a electric stove, so we just traded, her stove had 3 coiled burners on top & one in the oven.
I used to wish & had kept mother old treadle sewing machine as a antique but now this younger generation have no room for those old things, for they want all the latest enventions
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Gary starts school in the country.
Gary was a six it was time to attend school which was around 2 mile away. This had been closed for several years .The few students who were of school age were attending the neigboring school of Ryerson . Several older farmers had retired to live in town. Two families with children bought these farms , who had school age children to attend. Harvey school board decided, our school could reopened. The former trustees applyed for a school teacher . Harvey school reopened with around 10 students.I think the new teacher was a older single lady, who boarded at one of the families who lived within walking distance of the school. Gail started her first year as well here. By the time Colleen was school age this school closed & kids were driven by their parents to Lake school as several needed to attend high school. Later school buses took the country kids to & from School in Oak Lake. They had to walk to the nearest corner to get picked up returned after school was out.
I would often take my children to Trossach camp in July, so the summer, The year Evelyn & Charlie had pray time with his sister Clara, they had felt a call to to go to a Bible school. That summer Evelyn decided she & I would go to this camp. The services were full of bible teaching
& when we returned home she told Charlie how they could attend this Bible school as it was not as exensive as other they had talked about. Clara wanted to go as well as she had just finished her high school. They attended & graduated from this school coming back to our place & worked in the Oak Lake Honey Plant each summer. They excepted a pastorate in Minnedosa, Manitoba,
where they ministored for seneral years.
The first year they returned I was execting our youngest daughter Colleen who was born on Sept 3rd. By this time we had a new pastor in our church in Oak Lake. The Crasler were a older couple with 2 small children. We had our first two children dedicated to the Lord at Trossach Camp Babys were dedicated to the Lord by their parents at a early age. Water baptism took place after their decision to take Christ as their Savior & done by immersion.
The Craslers had twin girls around the same time Colleen was born. They had their hands full with such a large family. Max tried to comfort Rev Crasler, saying you will recieve double the family allowance with two.The family allowance had been put in place when Gary was born, & he recieved one of the first of $5.00 per child a month, I don't think our pastor enjoyed Max
remark of the government help. One sunday there were three babys dedicated to the Lord by visiting pastor , our Colleen & the twins Lois & Eunice Crasler.
I would often take my children to Trossach camp in July, so the summer, The year Evelyn & Charlie had pray time with his sister Clara, they had felt a call to to go to a Bible school. That summer Evelyn decided she & I would go to this camp. The services were full of bible teaching
& when we returned home she told Charlie how they could attend this Bible school as it was not as exensive as other they had talked about. Clara wanted to go as well as she had just finished her high school. They attended & graduated from this school coming back to our place & worked in the Oak Lake Honey Plant each summer. They excepted a pastorate in Minnedosa, Manitoba,
where they ministored for seneral years.
The first year they returned I was execting our youngest daughter Colleen who was born on Sept 3rd. By this time we had a new pastor in our church in Oak Lake. The Crasler were a older couple with 2 small children. We had our first two children dedicated to the Lord at Trossach Camp Babys were dedicated to the Lord by their parents at a early age. Water baptism took place after their decision to take Christ as their Savior & done by immersion.
The Craslers had twin girls around the same time Colleen was born. They had their hands full with such a large family. Max tried to comfort Rev Crasler, saying you will recieve double the family allowance with two.The family allowance had been put in place when Gary was born, & he recieved one of the first of $5.00 per child a month, I don't think our pastor enjoyed Max
remark of the government help. One sunday there were three babys dedicated to the Lord by visiting pastor , our Colleen & the twins Lois & Eunice Crasler.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Our family increaces with the birth of our third child
Our son Gary was born on May 24,1945, then our daughter Gail arrived March the 7 of 1949. Colleen Beryl was born on Sept 3rd in 1953. My father passed away in Nov 17, 1952 in Weyburn. It was his request that he wanted to go back into this institution for my mother was finding it hard to find work and care for her husband. His feet were getting to lose all feeling so he asked for mother to take him to the Dr to find out if she could admitted him. They were living in Regina at this time as she had got a job working for a large farmer just out side the city. This farm was later sold to becoming known as"Baker field Sports complex." They went back to the city that winter, he told her one day that he had walked outside in the snow to see if he could feel the cold, he said that he couldn't feel the difference, so mother knew she needed to take his suggestion seriously.
Mother had friends living and ministering in a church in Weyburn. They were Floyd & Winnie Larson. We were living in Lang then as Gary was our only child at this time. Mother went to stay with the Larson's & it was this time my dad re-enter this hospital. He said, "I can hook rugs , do hand sewing as well as doing other jobs with my hands," He also said "I am smarter in there than most of the people as I feel people are not looking down on me here becauseI can't get around well or be of help to you in earning a living." After the visit with the Dr. he once again went back to live in this hospital. Mother helped each of her children when she was needed. Mother now lived & worked for my dad's, brother Uncle Oscar as his wife had passed away. We visited dad several times when he was in this hospital. Our last visit was when we took Gary & Gail to see him. This was just before it was discovered that she had been born with her hip out of joint. A year later just after dad had his supper, he lay down, quietly passed away in his sleep, to be with his Lord & Savior Jesus. His funeral was held in Regina. Rev Lorne Pritchard took the service to which all our family & friends were able to attend.
Now to go back to the summer before Colleen was born. We again had a large garden and kept
busy that summer, I had mothers Singer sewing machine to use, it was still the treadle type, where I used the foot pedal to do my sewing. I could now buy flannelet to sew the diapers and buy yarn to knit outfits for Colleen. When it was time for our baby to be born, Max drove me to our municipal hospital in Hamiota. He stayed with me for a while but at supper time he went to to get his supper, when he returned he learned we had a baby daughter, we named her Colleen Beryl. I had to spend 2 weeks in hospital. Max's sister Clara, who was working in the drug store in Oak lake at this time, came up to see me and her new niece. Dr had just notified me I could go home. Clara drove mother & baby back to our farm. We were glad Max didn't have to make the trip as he was still busy with the harvest.
Gary & Gail had been told that they would soon have another play mate. When Gail was told she had a sister, she really looked forward to her sisters home coming. As soon as I gave her a peak at this sister, she said "let me take her into the play room," she looked so disappointed when I told she had to wait awhile until she got old enough to play, so I said "here I will let you hold her for a while." For her to hold her sister seemed to satisfy her for now. The day did come when they played together a lot.
Mother had friends living and ministering in a church in Weyburn. They were Floyd & Winnie Larson. We were living in Lang then as Gary was our only child at this time. Mother went to stay with the Larson's & it was this time my dad re-enter this hospital. He said, "I can hook rugs , do hand sewing as well as doing other jobs with my hands," He also said "I am smarter in there than most of the people as I feel people are not looking down on me here becauseI can't get around well or be of help to you in earning a living." After the visit with the Dr. he once again went back to live in this hospital. Mother helped each of her children when she was needed. Mother now lived & worked for my dad's, brother Uncle Oscar as his wife had passed away. We visited dad several times when he was in this hospital. Our last visit was when we took Gary & Gail to see him. This was just before it was discovered that she had been born with her hip out of joint. A year later just after dad had his supper, he lay down, quietly passed away in his sleep, to be with his Lord & Savior Jesus. His funeral was held in Regina. Rev Lorne Pritchard took the service to which all our family & friends were able to attend.
Now to go back to the summer before Colleen was born. We again had a large garden and kept
busy that summer, I had mothers Singer sewing machine to use, it was still the treadle type, where I used the foot pedal to do my sewing. I could now buy flannelet to sew the diapers and buy yarn to knit outfits for Colleen. When it was time for our baby to be born, Max drove me to our municipal hospital in Hamiota. He stayed with me for a while but at supper time he went to to get his supper, when he returned he learned we had a baby daughter, we named her Colleen Beryl. I had to spend 2 weeks in hospital. Max's sister Clara, who was working in the drug store in Oak lake at this time, came up to see me and her new niece. Dr had just notified me I could go home. Clara drove mother & baby back to our farm. We were glad Max didn't have to make the trip as he was still busy with the harvest.
Gary & Gail had been told that they would soon have another play mate. When Gail was told she had a sister, she really looked forward to her sisters home coming. As soon as I gave her a peak at this sister, she said "let me take her into the play room," she looked so disappointed when I told she had to wait awhile until she got old enough to play, so I said "here I will let you hold her for a while." For her to hold her sister seemed to satisfy her for now. The day did come when they played together a lot.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Times together with our family on the farm
I must mention about the winter Max, Dad & Mother went to Listowal On in Dec to visit his brother & two sisters. Elmer & Edith were expecting their second child. They had Dr Purdie who would be there for the delivery which was to be in Elmer parents home in town, I came in to take care of their daughter Beverly & Gary as this was before Gail was born. Dr came to the home for the birth of their son Donald on Dec 21. I was there to look after the mother & new born. Fires had to be kept going in all our homes, as well as the farm chores had to be done at both farms and also look after the live stock.
I don't remember where we had Christmas as new mothers were kept in bed for two weeks.
I must relate before we came back to take over the farm, Charlie, Evelyn & Clara were having times of prayer upstairs, in the same part of the house where we started our married life. They were really touch by the Lord, all three of them felt called into serve the Lord, they kept up these times of prayer for several day as Charlie felt strongly he was being called into the ministry. After his dad heard about this He decided he wanted Max to come back to take the farm over.
The timing was right for us as my brother Cliff had this offer to work in a garage in Milestone. Max parents had decided it was time for them to retire. Charlie & Evelyn were offered to work for a neighboring farmer on a plan for cash & live in that large house on that farm which was only 3 miles from his dad's place. We had good times of fellowship with them that summer. There was a new pastor in Oak Lake, Rev Bill Borrows & his wife, and the church was growing. We had good bible studies and larger Sunday school. That summer Evelyn & I went to Trossach camp for a week, taking our kids, Gary & Ferne. Evelyn enjoyed the bible studies. At this time the Eston Bible school had been going for several years. The school was really birthed at this camp, so it was being promoted. Evelyn talked with some of the teachers so when we returned home she told Charlie that this sounded like a school they could not only go to but she enjoyed the Bible teachers at this camp that would be teaching at the school in Eston.
They applied as well as Max's, sister Clara, she took the one year course but Charlie & Evelyn went for the three year course & graduated ready to go into the ministry. It was at this school Clara met her future husband, Lewis White of Pangman. Each year after school they lived with us on the farm. They got different jobs, also working in the local honey plant in Oak Lake for the Ben Duecks. The church was growing with the Sunday school growing bigger with the family of 6 children of the ones who came to work at the honey plant. The daily vacation Bible schools reached more children in the area each summer. The pastor had been contacted by Arlo Johnson about coming to have a longer daily vacation bible school.
Arlo & Glenna came to our house as newlyweds. Charlie & Evelyn had attended bible school with Arlo. Charlie fashioned the bridal chamber - a wash bowl with matching pitcher was put in there room - he then hung a horse's bridal over the pitcher. Now Arlo knew Charlie was a tease. I told them they could take the room at the top of the stairs. Glenna did not know what a horses bridal was so she couldn't get the joke not being raised on a farm. But Arlo knew so rushed down stairs after Charlie for he being a farmers knew it was a horses bridle. I really felt sorry for Glenna who was this newly wed bride seeing her new husband reacting this way. Arlo used to tease Charlie at Bibles school. When they met Arlo would try to use Charlie's bawled head as a mirror.
I don't remember where we had Christmas as new mothers were kept in bed for two weeks.
I must relate before we came back to take over the farm, Charlie, Evelyn & Clara were having times of prayer upstairs, in the same part of the house where we started our married life. They were really touch by the Lord, all three of them felt called into serve the Lord, they kept up these times of prayer for several day as Charlie felt strongly he was being called into the ministry. After his dad heard about this He decided he wanted Max to come back to take the farm over.
The timing was right for us as my brother Cliff had this offer to work in a garage in Milestone. Max parents had decided it was time for them to retire. Charlie & Evelyn were offered to work for a neighboring farmer on a plan for cash & live in that large house on that farm which was only 3 miles from his dad's place. We had good times of fellowship with them that summer. There was a new pastor in Oak Lake, Rev Bill Borrows & his wife, and the church was growing. We had good bible studies and larger Sunday school. That summer Evelyn & I went to Trossach camp for a week, taking our kids, Gary & Ferne. Evelyn enjoyed the bible studies. At this time the Eston Bible school had been going for several years. The school was really birthed at this camp, so it was being promoted. Evelyn talked with some of the teachers so when we returned home she told Charlie that this sounded like a school they could not only go to but she enjoyed the Bible teachers at this camp that would be teaching at the school in Eston.
They applied as well as Max's, sister Clara, she took the one year course but Charlie & Evelyn went for the three year course & graduated ready to go into the ministry. It was at this school Clara met her future husband, Lewis White of Pangman. Each year after school they lived with us on the farm. They got different jobs, also working in the local honey plant in Oak Lake for the Ben Duecks. The church was growing with the Sunday school growing bigger with the family of 6 children of the ones who came to work at the honey plant. The daily vacation Bible schools reached more children in the area each summer. The pastor had been contacted by Arlo Johnson about coming to have a longer daily vacation bible school.
Arlo & Glenna came to our house as newlyweds. Charlie & Evelyn had attended bible school with Arlo. Charlie fashioned the bridal chamber - a wash bowl with matching pitcher was put in there room - he then hung a horse's bridal over the pitcher. Now Arlo knew Charlie was a tease. I told them they could take the room at the top of the stairs. Glenna did not know what a horses bridal was so she couldn't get the joke not being raised on a farm. But Arlo knew so rushed down stairs after Charlie for he being a farmers knew it was a horses bridle. I really felt sorry for Glenna who was this newly wed bride seeing her new husband reacting this way. Arlo used to tease Charlie at Bibles school. When they met Arlo would try to use Charlie's bawled head as a mirror.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
We go back to Winnipeg to see the specilist
We had to make another trip to the city to see the specialist. I believe Gail & I went by train & if I remember right Les Pritchard picked us up & we were taken to see the Specialist, I believe she was exrayed to see how the hip shelf had grown over the joint. It was time to change this cast to a lighter one, which would go down both legs in a caste to her ankles with a square inch stick in the plaster between them, holding them apart far enough that her hips would be in place, so she could have movement of her legs without putting too much pressure on her hip joints. I used creams on her fair skin for her newly exposed legs. I must have returned by train. Gail would play with her brother in what we called the play room, with their toys. She could scoot around on her seat by propelling her body with her hands where ever she wanted to go. She was a happy child with no complaining about this caste. In the warm days Gary would put her in his little wagon to pull her around to enjoy the outdoors. When they played in the play room I found out she could pull herself up to a chair or the couch swinging herself to move where ever she wanted to go. Gary was very helpful to me as he made sure she wouldn't go out of his sight when I was busy. She did have a scare after falling over a toy cutting a gash on the back of her head leaving a scare to this day.
I met another lady who had her daughter at the specialist the same time we were there. Her daughter had both hips out of joint. She had found that out when her child would not try even to crawl I saw her at the Specialist both times we went to see the Dr. She had two children, a year apart, but even after her child's cast was off she wouldn't try to walk, we corresponded for several years, she had 3 children before her first one walked.
Max brother Charlie, Evelyn & Fern would come for visits. When our last visit to see the specialist Evelyn drove Gail & I down to get her caste off. We were all excited about having it removed. Gail was talking by now. A nurse brought her out to us, her Aunt Evelyn took her as
I talked with the Dr. Gail said "Put me down I want to run," disappointment lite up her face as her legs crumbled so she said "put the caste back on I can't walk." The nurse assured her she would in time. Gail didn't shed a tear but I could see by her face she would soon be trying. The men folks couldn't go with us as both Max & Charlie had chores to do. Evelyn & I made the trip home that night.
Gail still scooted around on her seat but I noticed she would head for the play room & shut the door behind her, after a short time I took a peak in the room, here she had pulled herself up to a chair, each day she did a bit more as her legs strengthened, She had a few falls hit a toy or so
but never complained about her bumps, she was walking with nothing to hold her back from
from pressing on until she could go places with both feet on the floor, to take her where ever she wanted to go. I asked Gail today if she remembered anything about being in the caste. She said all she remembered is when we went back to see the Doctor he told her he couldn't tell which hip had been out, they were both perfectly the same. We were all thankful that this trying experence was in the past.
I met another lady who had her daughter at the specialist the same time we were there. Her daughter had both hips out of joint. She had found that out when her child would not try even to crawl I saw her at the Specialist both times we went to see the Dr. She had two children, a year apart, but even after her child's cast was off she wouldn't try to walk, we corresponded for several years, she had 3 children before her first one walked.
Max brother Charlie, Evelyn & Fern would come for visits. When our last visit to see the specialist Evelyn drove Gail & I down to get her caste off. We were all excited about having it removed. Gail was talking by now. A nurse brought her out to us, her Aunt Evelyn took her as
I talked with the Dr. Gail said "Put me down I want to run," disappointment lite up her face as her legs crumbled so she said "put the caste back on I can't walk." The nurse assured her she would in time. Gail didn't shed a tear but I could see by her face she would soon be trying. The men folks couldn't go with us as both Max & Charlie had chores to do. Evelyn & I made the trip home that night.
Gail still scooted around on her seat but I noticed she would head for the play room & shut the door behind her, after a short time I took a peak in the room, here she had pulled herself up to a chair, each day she did a bit more as her legs strengthened, She had a few falls hit a toy or so
but never complained about her bumps, she was walking with nothing to hold her back from
from pressing on until she could go places with both feet on the floor, to take her where ever she wanted to go. I asked Gail today if she remembered anything about being in the caste. She said all she remembered is when we went back to see the Doctor he told her he couldn't tell which hip had been out, they were both perfectly the same. We were all thankful that this trying experence was in the past.
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