Death-bed visions / by William Barrett, F.R.S.

  • William F. Barrett
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[1926]
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Credit: Death-bed visions / by William Barrett, F.R.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    hide it; it’s so beautiful.’ Then turning away from him towards me, I being on the other side of the bed, Mrs. B. said, ‘ Oh, why there’s Vida,’ referring to a sister of whose death three weeks previously she had not been told. Afterwards the mother, who was present at the time, told me, as I have said, that Vida was the name of a dead sister of Mrs. B.’s, of whose illness and death she was quite ignorant, as they had carefully kept this news from Mrs. B. owing to her serious illness. (Signed) Miriam Castle “ Matron ” I asked Dr. Phillips to try and obtain the independent report of Mrs. B.’s mother, who, as the Matron stated, was also present at the time. This was kindly done, and I have re¬ ceived the following interesting and informative letter from Mrs. Clark (Mrs. B.’s mother) : Highbury, N. 5. “ I have heard you are interested in the beautiful passing of my dear daughter’s spirit from this earth on the 12th day of January, 1924. The wonderful part of it is the history of the death of my dear daughter, Vida, who had been an invalid some years. Her death took place on the 25th day of Dec., 1923, just 2 weeks and 4 days before her younger sister, Doris, died. My daughter Doris, Mrs. B., was very ill at that time, and the Matron at the Mothers’ Hospital deemed it unwise for Mrs. B. to know of her sister’s death.
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