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 [...]
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