Dec 30.1940
Tea Time
Sitting up in bed, raising h after my nursie

Dearest Mama;

What a funny desease I must have.  Yesterday I felt in the dump. To-day I haven’t a pain or an ache.  I suppose I should touch wood.

The heart specialist says that I am true with attacks now.  [...]

Sunday 29 dec.40
#15 Can. Gen’l Hospital
England

My dear Ma & Junie;

Well to-day I feel in the dump.  I was getting along so well, to well to be true, and yesterday out of no where, if I don’t get another attack.  Mild kind although, setting me back for another month.  Well [...]

Christmas Day
6.15 pm here 1200 Noon in New York
Just finished by supper

Dearest Mama,

This is I may say the end of a perfect day.  God has been good to me to-day.  I have not had a single pain all day, for that I am thankful.

Here is how I spent [...]

Christmas Eve
#15 Gen. Can. Hospital
England;

Dearest Lauretta

How I wish I were home to-night, instead of this hosp. cot.  I feel pretty good, but, when I think I’ll always have that draw back against me, it makes me feel a bit blue sometimes.  I am realizing now how sick I have [...]

#15 Can. Gen. Hospital
England
23 dec.40

My dear Ma & Junie;

Believe it or not, I am sitting in bed, what a relief; My doctor has just [??] it and I am doing fine, will be up on a rolling chair by Jan 15 and walking around by Feb’y 1st.

At that [...]

15 Gen. Hospital
Sat’y night dec 21.40

My dear Ma & Junie;

My buddie, E Poirier, was in to-day, and had tea with me.  He has been here many times, and sure was anxious about me.  But, to-night he went away happy, as my condition has improved 100%.

He has to travel about 70 [...]

15 Gen. Hosp. CASF
17 Dec. 40

My dear Ma;

Now 7.00 pm listening to my Radio, right along-side my bed, to some yankee blue singer from the South, somewhere in Scotland, you’d think you were in Harlem.

I am sitting in bed, smoking a big Yankee “ceegar” that Geo. sent me from Detroit.  [...]

15 Gen. Can. Hospital
Dec 16.40

My dear Ma & kids;

Well up to yesterday I guess I was getting along to good.  Yesterday morning I got another darn attack, that lasted about one hour.

My doctor thinks it’s the last one as my heart, circulation blood pressure & pulse are extraordinary good.

I [...]

15 Gen. Can. Hospital
Friday the 13th
dec. 40

Dear Ma & kids;

Started to write yesterday but quit in the attempt when saw the date Fri 13.

So this is Saty the 14th.

Feeling quite good this morning had a very good night, and proceeding rapidly to a quick recovery.

It’s now [...]

15 Gen. Can. Hospital
11 dec. 40

Dear Lauretta & Kids,

What a life.  7:30 pm had a great day, eating, and sleeping.  Had a couple visitors.  My Brigadier Price, never lets a couple days without calling in.  Also Brig Leclerc, an old pal from the last war called in.

Nothing exciting.  The specialist [...]

WILL BE IN BED SEVERAL WEEKS  NEVER FEAR ALL GOES WELL I WILL CONVALESCE IN CANADA MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL SEND THIS MESSAGE TO LAURETTA

EDMOND BLAIS

15 General Can. Hospital
England
9 dec. 40

My dear Ma & children;

Sitting in bed, to-day and not a pain or an ache.  Just had my morning orderly attend to me and now all set to write.

Well folks, I reckon I have been quite a sick man, but on the way [...]