tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post450753743106419392..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: A Nurse at the Front, The First World War Diaries of Sister Edith AppletonLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-39437283543475377722019-04-22T06:59:07.910-05:002019-04-22T06:59:07.910-05:00I was also sorry that a couple of years were missi...I was also sorry that a couple of years were missing. There's even a note at the end, asking anyone who comes across the missing sections to contact the family.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-69561526643805088662019-04-21T06:57:14.259-05:002019-04-21T06:57:14.259-05:00This sounds right up my alley even if so sad it ha...This sounds right up my alley even if so sad it has to be rationed, so to speak!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-88544592986787387632019-04-17T06:06:36.263-05:002019-04-17T06:06:36.263-05:00I will be keeping an eye out for more. I did a qui...I will be keeping an eye out for more. I did a quick search through the library catalogue but didn't find any easily available here.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-13256952942804864572019-04-14T15:56:49.394-05:002019-04-14T15:56:49.394-05:00I've read quite a few diaries by WW1 nurses bu...I've read quite a few diaries by WW1 nurses but hadn't heard of this one, it sounds right up my street. Thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-58276948675546278762019-04-13T22:00:40.844-05:002019-04-13T22:00:40.844-05:00I have the diary of a woman doctor in the US Civil...I have the diary of a woman doctor in the US Civil War on my TBR stacks - it might be interesting to compare and contrast!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-30007076426494462322019-04-13T22:00:10.003-05:002019-04-13T22:00:10.003-05:00I have to set this one down after a while, it'...I have to set this one down after a while, it's just so sad to read about all the patients she is losing. She gets sad sometimes too - but she doesn't give up, she carries on to help those she can.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-43215585633233997782019-04-13T21:58:37.982-05:002019-04-13T21:58:37.982-05:00Yes, patients keep dying of gangrene - gas gangren...Yes, patients keep dying of gangrene - gas gangrene, actually, which sounds even worse. But she was also working with a doctor who was working on prosthetics, including facial work for the first time. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-74621812350875792422019-04-13T17:05:54.809-05:002019-04-13T17:05:54.809-05:00I love reading books in diary form. This one sound...I love reading books in diary form. This one sounds amazing.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-61580855108011287252019-04-13T15:21:19.419-05:002019-04-13T15:21:19.419-05:00This sounds interesting. I always want to read dia...This sounds interesting. I always want to read diaries even if the subject matter isn't comfortable. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-13004841130611092042019-04-13T11:46:36.008-05:002019-04-13T11:46:36.008-05:00This sounds really, really fascinating. I've b...This sounds really, really fascinating. I've been wanting to learn a bit more about nursing in the first World War actually -- it sounds absolutely brutal before they even had antibiotics.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.com