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Making rounds and talking to a soldier
Ms. Stirling talks about helping a soldier who had worms coming up his throat.
Working on the wounded
Ms. Stirling talks about working on the wounded in the hospital. She talks about different wounds. She talks about night time and how the soldiers were home sick.
Experience seeing another country
Ms. Stirling talks about the reward of helping out the soldiers especially ones with burns.
The Underground Dance
Mrs. Page talks about a dance where she met the head of the (regional) underground, and that what you really remember from those times are the fun experiences. 'Only those who were there really understand.'
First trip to Paris
Mrs. Page talks about how you made the best of a bad situation, and her first trip to Paris.
Working in the Hospital
Mrs. Page talks about what the work in the hospitals was like.
Leaving the Hospital on a Pass and Dating
Mrs. Page talks about the patients in the hospital at the end of the war.
Germans, the Patients
Mrs. Page talks about Germans POWs in the hospital.
Allies and Germans Together as Patients
Mrs. Page talks about having a combination of Allied and German patients, and having to remove all their armaments strapped to their uniforms.
Living Conditions and the Trip to Belgium
Mrs. Page talks about the living and working conditions at the hospital, and then moving north into Belgium.
Nursing and how it has changed since the War
Mrs. Page talks about her love of nursing, and how much different it is today. She talks about nursing her own mother until her death at 108, and her hospital getting ready for D-Day.
Getting the Hospital Set Up
Mrs. Page talks about an erroneous rumour that went around, in effect saying that the soldiers thought the new arrivals had been sent 'for the comfort of the troops.' Then the casualties started pouring in, Allied and German.
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