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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 12/01/1926

    How often I have thought of my two little treasures since casting my troubles behind - or rather attempting to do so. As a matter of fact, I have been pretty much distracted with the troubles of the past week - not the work, for that is always a joy, but with the unnecessary and inexcusable and horrible infections which always overhang and descend in the most unexpected places.

    In a way, I am reminded of the departure for Europe nearly three years ago - after an almost similar experience of the horrors of it and the vain efforts at relief haunted me across the water and throughout Europe. At times it seems inexcusable to carry on. And the tragedy of it is that it is all unnecessary. The prevention is easy and only a matter of a few paltry dollars - but that little item is more in the judgment of a hospital director than the lifetime sorrow of relatives and trusting parents, the death of patients themselves, and the far greater expenses to be borne by them in funerals, etc.

    The same heartless, cold blooded, dollar saving, narrow minded individuals drove Lister into seclusion and an Austrian whose views were similar into an asylum. Surely Nature seems to make her secrets difficult to fathom by protecting her line with the power, wealth and argument of little, but seemingly big and representative individuals. A simple story is so difficult for superior people to understand, they expect something complex or mystic - then the support is enthusiastic and full.

    But this isn't a very happy tone to a little girl who is none too happy over being left all alone. But she isn't all alone - not nearly so much as when I left her en route to Europe. Kiss the little rascal boy and soothe that brooding temper which was so evident at the bathroom door this morning. And kiss and hug my little girl who means everything to me with her great love,

    Walter x x x x x x

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