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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s
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the instruments were turned; more gazing more comment, "Let's have another look at this place!" The instruments were tripped out a little and bit by bit the stomach interior was combed. "This is the most spasmodic stomach I have ever seen." After what seemed an interminable time, I was boosted upright and supported as the instruments were withdrawn. This blindfold was removed and I dazedly sat up. My dripping eyes and nose and mouth were wiped. The assistant took me back into the afternoon where I was permitted to lie down a long time to cool off. When I felt able I slipped quietly away and Van who was faithfully waiting in the lobby drove me back to my room. There was some chance the doctors thought that I might get to go back to Clorods with the Dean after I had completed the examination.So Van waited around for me in the hope that I should be able to drive back with him. But alas! it was decreed otherwise. It had been decided that Dr Alvarez was to take one in hand once more and try to determine what was worrying the stomach and try moreover to get the food-stomach straightened out. The Dean then had to drive back down two days later than he had expected to and after registration, to teach not the second summer session at the University. Dr Alvarez meanwhile put me back into the diet kitchen for a number of weeks and watched over me as a mother hen does over its chick. There were
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the instruments were turned; more gazing more comment, "Let's have another look at this place!" The instruments were tripped out a little and bit by bit the stomach interior was combed. "This is the most spasmodic stomach I have ever seen." After what seemed an interminable time, I was boosted upright and supported as the instruments were withdrawn. This blindfold was removed and I dazedly sat up. My dripping eyes and nose and mouth were wiped. The assistant took me back into the afternoon where I was permitted to lie down a long time to cool off. When I felt able I slipped quietly away and Van who was faithfully waiting in the lobby drove me back to my room. There was some chance the doctors thought that I might get to go back to Clorods with the Dean after I had completed the examination.So Van waited around for me in the hope that I should be able to drive back with him. But alas! it was decreed otherwise. It had been decided that Dr Alvarez was to take one in hand once more and try to determine what was worrying the stomach and try moreover to get the food-stomach straightened out. The Dean then had to drive back down two days later than he had expected to and after registration, to teach not the second summer session at the University. Dr Alvarez meanwhile put me back into the diet kitchen for a number of weeks and watched over me as a mother hen does over its chick. There were
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