Cover of La's 1959 Diary
This is the cover to my grandmother, Lillian Tanner's, earliest known diary. The stain in the lower left corner appears to be from coffee, a beverage often mentioned in her diary.
25 to 28 October 1959
Sun - Oct. 25 - Ma came home to M. [Millbrae] about 4:15 by ambulance. Did not awaken at all - either leaving hosp or entering 320 Palm & then bed. Had coffee at 11 pm when Mrs Richardson (n. [night] nurse) took over. Slept all nite Mon Oct 26 Bedpan after breakfast, about 6:45. Grapefruit / poached egg / coffee / toast. Glass water / orange j / G. Ale. Lunch - soup with noodles & turkey / Turkey, cran sauce coffee. Egg nog about 3:30 - - Bed pan Dinner: Turkey [crossed out] chicken - apples - spuds - IceCream / coffee Tues - Not a good day - Bk - Lunch - Dinner: not much of anything Brandy about late [crossed out] early eve Sleeping Pill about 8:20 pm - not much effect. Out of bed sev. times when N. Nurse was in attendance, but manged [managed] to ge her back. About 2:30, calle me--& I did get her back to bed. Didn't get up after that, but talked a bit. No. Night [Nurse] quits as of 2nite Wed: Got up about 5 to 7 - walked into [crossed out] in to Bud's room, pr...
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