A V.A.D. in France.

  • Dent, Olive.
Date:
1917
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A V.A.D. in France. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    yourself, Smith ? As usual, sister, I'm making myself a thief, came the un- hesitating reply. All the consolation the late owner of any article may receive is the overworked tag, You're unlucky, mate. You shouldn't have joined. Active-service nursing, like all other nurs- ing, is intensely fascinating and interesting. The men come practically straight from the trenches, and are deeply graceful for, and appreciative of, the cosy beds, the nicely- cooked food, the absence of vermin, the cleanliness and brightness of the wards, and our attempt to make them comfortable and happy. They have not grown irritable with the tediousness of long nursing or wearisome convalescence, and they have the excitement of a forthcoming trip to Blighty to cheer them. On the nursing side one has the pleasure and satisfaction of quick results and rapid progress. A jaw case, say, comes in with some of the flesh shot away by high explosive, the surrounding skin spotted with small black patches, clotted and caked with blood, dust and clay in the moustache.