Annie Lord (b. 1899): Disabilities – Part Two “I was only married 2 years when I found out he was a cripple from 1914 War an ex[-]serviceman man mind you …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Disabilities – Part One “I was Born deaf in one ear, But was never found out those days till late in life, even at school I …
Charles William Esam-Carter: Illness, Health and Disability There is an element of foreshadowing to the birth of Charles’ sister, Muriel that is, in some respects, sinister. He recalls overhearing …
Charles William Esam-Carter: Illness, Health and Disability Part Two ‘In 1871, there were 11,518 persons who were described as either deaf and dumb or simply dumb, about one in 1,972 of …
Charles William Esam-Carter: Introductory Blog Post Charles William Esam-Carter was born in Thornton Heath, Surrey in 1899 and was the oldest of two children. The family did not …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Illness, Health and Disability […] I was rather a delicate child. It must have been when I was not very well that one morning before I …
Mary Laura Triggle (1888-1985): Illness, Health and Disability ‘So there again mother got the first folding invalid chair’ (21) Mary’s memoir recalls how her parents faced illness and disability throughout …
Mrs RM Downer (b.1884): Illness, Health and Disability Illness is not an issue discussed in the earlier pages of RM Downer’s memoir. However, when the topic is introduced in the …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): Illness, Health & Disability “Both my parents were very compassionate people, sometimes when one of us lay awake softly grizzling to ourselves with toothache in the …
Anthony Errington (1778-1848): Illness, Health and Disability “As in developing countries today, children in large families with poor living conditions and inadequate nutrition, would have been at high risk …
