Category: Wakefield

GRANDMA LILLIAN'S NOTEBOOK | NOTE #15

1/12/2019

See the first post in this series.

Jim & Judy Auld, son of John Auld & Maribel. Lesley Marie—their daughter's name.

Jennifer is daughter of John and Maribel Auld.
John's birthday is Nov. 13. Maribel's Oct. 19, 1980. Will be 69.

John Graham Auld was Lillian's first cousin. Her mother (Nannie Emma Mack) and his mother (Jennie Flora Mack) were sisters. John's mother died just two weeks after she gave birth to him. Lillian's mother, Nannie, would die 5 years later—the day Lillian turned 15.

I don't have any documentation of John G. Auld's children—other than this entry—as of yet. I assume Judy is Jim's wife and Lesley Marie is their daughter, but I can't be sure.

Nannie, Emma McHenry, Sarah & John Auld. Sarah is John's sister.

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GRANDMA LILLIAN'S NOTEBOOK | NOTE #14

1/11/2019

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See the first post in this series.

Detached Retina. May 1980, Medical Pavilion or Center, at Pittsburgh. May 6, surgery on right eye. Had me down to operating room, May 2, blood pressure too high couldn't operate.
June 18 - Surgery by lazer beam on left eye, this was a post operative. Double vision at first, right eye. Lid drooped, was almost closed. Can see objects now but are blurry, cannot read yet.

July 8 - Right eye opened. Better open on 26 July.
July 6. Left eye can read now, but told not to do too much of that, when eyes are tired stop reading.
July 16 - Double vision gone. Dr. Sorr was surgeon.

I find this account of Grandma Lillian's eye operation saga to be evocative. As a person who has had terrible vision for most of my life (I was prescribed glasses in 2nd grade and I beat everyone in my life who wears glasses at the "how strong is your prescription" game), I feel her worry, yes, but I especially can feel the relief at the progress her vision underwent following treatment.

It also makes me a bit squeamish.

Clearly this was a significant event for her in her later years. Something she considered worth remembering or at least documenting. Grandma Lillian was 73 at the time.

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Grandma Lillian's Notebook | Note #8

1/26/2017

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See the first post in this series.

Robert McNutt died this morning at 5:30 A.M. Jan. 19, 1981. —Violet's husband.

Robert Vivian McNutt was married to Lillian's sister, Violet Ellen Wakefield. Violet had predeceased her husband in 1975. Robert was born 16 September 1897 to Alvin Taylor McNutt and Lucinda Smith. He and Violet had three sons: William Edward, Clair Everett "Rusty", and Glee Lee. Robert was 83 when he died.

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Sacred Sunday: The Woman Preacher

1/17/2016

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Sacred Sunday posts highlight the churches, Reverends, historical movements, holy days, and religious documents that have helped shape my Family.

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