The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

May 4 - 6, 1985

Saturday, May 4, 1985 KIM TO HOSPITAL

 

Well we got a call from Carmen this morning. She told us about Kim. She was hemorrhaging. Had been all night. She fainted in the bathroom and passed out. Betty and I went down. Betty took her up to the hospital. She is still passing blood clots. They admitted her, may have to operate they said. We all are shook up, hope and pray she will be okay. Eddie got there to see her. She was pleased. Carmen up here tonight for supper. She is working at the hospital tonight. Walt bought Bill’s stove. He and Betty came up tonight for a few minutes.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 5, 1985

 

Kim was operated on at 4 AM Sunday a.m. She was bleeding bad and weak. She fainted again. They stitched her up and checked the bleeding.

 

A cloudy day, some rain. I didn’t get up till 7:30. I got the breakfast, did the work, got lunch. Zack called. Milan called in PM. I called to see Fern. Milan, Betty and I down to see Kim. Dorothea went while we was up with Fern. Kim is sick and quite weak.

 

 

 

Monday, May 6, 1985 KIM HOME, cloudy and rain all day

 

I made some cookies and a Indian pudding for Kim today. Kim came home today from the hospital. She is better, but tired and weak. I made three cookies and pudding and did the wash. Bill and Billie called to see Kim today. Betty and Carmen down to Windham today. Carmen got her telephone paid today. Also her rent. She called today. Betty got her den all cleaned today. We paid Billie’s money today. I’m glad as he needed it very much. Bill to town today, got chips and tonic.

 

 

 

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