Letter 2020.102.46

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Sunday Evening May 29, '04 3824 Forest Ave. Chicago

My dear Miss Hartzell:

Your letter of the 9th Dec., still unanswered as far as I know. Mrs. Stone has been in bed most of the time the past six months and quite unable to keep up any correspondence. In January last, the 15th, a nice big baby girl was born. She went to Lakeside Hospital in December. Mary Elizabeth lived five days only, just long enough to arouse the mother's love and the loss was keenly felt and had a severe effect on her recovery which is still to come. She was at the hospital five weeks, her first sickness

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system was full of uric acid and her vitality weakened. For several weeks, previous to the birth, we did all possible to eliminate the poison and apparently were quite successful. Her delivery was short and the easiest one she has had. I feel sure, had the baby lived and been able to nurse, she would have improved very fast and be well now. The baby could not nurse for some reason unknown to us. Was so hungry, but could not stand any nourishment and, undoubtedly, starved. There was no apparent reason for this. The little life came and went so quickly. I decided not to push any investigation. In fact, have no cause to believe even the hospital people or the doctor really know. Mrs. Stone is so discouraged. Breaks into tears at the slightest cause. We aim to keep up her spirits and later take her to Mudlavia near Attica, Ind. and possibly eliminate entirely the poison with the mud baths which have much virtue in such cases, I am told. I am in hopes you are well and can find time to write Mrs. Stone a letter to cheer her up. She needs this so much. Mary and the children are well. Best regards to you. Yours, Walter C. Stone

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or sick time was very severe and left her very weak following same has been a long hard siege of malarial fever which is still unbroken. She has had a nurse at the house three weeks. Still she is in bed most of the day. Does not sleep, an approach to nervous prostration which we hope to miss. The trouble goes back nearly a year. She had a hard time while carrying her baby, inactive kidneys. I fear she waited too long before seeing her doctor and then did not carry out his instructions as carefully as she might. Did not keep him supplied with samples of the urine and before we knew it her

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