This psychic reading given by Edgar Cayce at the office of the Association, Arctic Crescent, Virginia Beach, Va., this 4th day of February, 1943, in accordance with request made by the self - Miss [288], Active Member of the Ass'n for Research & Enlightenment, Inc.

Present: Edgar Cayce; Gertrude Cayce, Conductor; Gladys Davis, Steno.

TEXT

1. GC: You will give the physical condition of this body at the present time, with further suggestions for corrective measures; answering the questions, as I ask them:
2. EC: Yes, we have the body here, [288]; this we have had before.
3. As we find, changes are indicated since last we had the body here; some improvements, and the course of the disturbance in the portions of the glandular forces - especially as related to the parts of the thyroid and the centers about the mammary glands [mumps] - indicated improvements.
4. Yet, there are disturbances to the general glandular system.
5. These, then, are conditions as we find them with this body in the present:
6. In the blood supply we find there are indications of a stoppage, or blocking, in some of the eliminating channels of the body [menstruation]. These make for a quickening in the pulse and those inclinations for temperatures in parts of body through varied periods, as we shall see the cause of same.
7. Unless these are removed there may be the resulting conditions in the superficial circulation, forming into boils, glades or the like.
8. In the nervous forces of the body there are the natural tendencies - anxieties in regard to the pathological forces, as well as the imaginative forces; indicating nerve tensions.
9. These, as we find, affect the general reactions in the body-forces.
10. And there are those impingements in the central nervous system that in part, as well as combined with other conditions, are the sources of some of the disturbances as combined with the general conditions.
11. In the organs of the body, - we find that head and throat, with those conditions in the mammary glands and parts of thyroid, show a plethora, or the swelling [Bags under chin, etc.], and the attempt of the body to disgorge those congestions produced by same; fever, temperatures through the areas being the manners of destruction of same - as there has been an increase in the leukocyte to care for same. These are being cared for, but will require precautions; else there may be after effects of such disturbances arising in various portions of the body.
12. Lungs, bronchi and larynx are nominal, though of course under the stress show a sympathetic reaction.
13. Heart, liver, kidneys, - here we find the circulation showing the lack of proper eliminations in the body. These regurgitations, as in a disturbed kidney and liver circulation, produce nausea - as combined with the effects of properties that have been taken in body for the production of an activity in the glands and organs already choked by a suppression through the central nervous forces [stilbestrol tablets] [synthetic estrogen] [See 288-54, Par. R1 and 288-55, Par. R5.]; causing the organs in the pelvis to be adhered to walls of the vagina itself. These prevent the normal activity.
14. In the structural portions of body, - as indicated in times back, - there has been a disturbance in the coccyx end of spine [causing periodic hemorrhoids]. This, with the injury or pressure produced in the sacral [from auto accident shock on 10/09/42] has caused a greater trouble, with a disturbance already in the pelvic organs.
15. As we find, these would be best regulated by those corrections taken osteopathically to correct those conditions in the sacral, the lumbar and the coccyx area.
16. It may require that there be local applications to prevent adherence of the womb to the side of the vagina; packing with medicated gauze; though this MAY be able to be straightened without such. These we would do, through osteopathically; ALL of same.
17. For the first eight to ten of these, we would have these twice a week; and following ONE of these each week we would have the hydrotherapy treatment, with the heat, sweat and rubdown. Have the adjustment and THEN the hydrotherapy treatment. This is opposite, to be sure, from that ordinarily indicated, but these will respond better for this body if taken in this manner.
18. These as we find, with general precautions to keep the eliminations well, will bring the better conditions for this body.
19. Ready for questions.
20. (Q) Who would you suggest to do the antiseptic packing of the vagina, in case this becomes necessary?
    (A) Whoever the body chooses; one in sympathy with those measures to be taken.
21. We are through with this reading.

    Two copies to Self (one for Dr. M. L. Richardson, D.O.)
    Copy to Ass'n file

BACKGROUND

1. 1/27/43 She obtained Ck. Physical 288-54 for what the doctor had diagnosed as mumps, also nervous shock from auto accident on Oct. 9th, cessation of menstruation since Oct. 10th. (Attack of acute indigestion 1/25/43.)
2. 2/04/43 She requested Ck. Physical Rdg. 288-55, saying she had taken six tablets of stilbestrol tablets recommmended by Dr. W. L. Taylor (synthetic estrogen, female sex hormones), one each night. They had made her very nauseated and she wasn't taking any more unless the ck. rdg. said so. Dr. Taylor had said if these tablets didn't work she was possible starting the menopause and he would give her a shot in the hip each week for several months to tide her over that.
   "I have two lumps or bags, goitre like, under my chin, which developed when the mumps swelling decreased. Please help me."

REPORTS

1. 3/10/43 "I followed the treatment (with the exception of the womb packing, which Dr. M. L. Richardson did not think necessary), and in three weeks the condition entirely cleared. I feel like a new person again. Apparently there are no bad after effects. Menstruation has resumed, though scant."
2. 5/07/43 "I had the measles again! Just out of work two days!"
3. 9/57 "I have had no after effects I can pinpoint. My menstruation continued regularly for two years, then stopped completely in 1/45. I had a fairly normal menopause, I am told, since there were no serious problems. Throughout that year and the next I took periodic steam baths, massages, colonics, etc., which evidently helped." [See subsequent notations in date sequence under Life Rdg. 288-1 Reports.]
4. 1/15/76 Virginian-Pilot Article - FDA CRITICIZES ESTROGEN DRUG
   WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday accused a drug company of generating irresponsible information about an estrogen drug linked to uterine cancer, and said it will issue an alert to the nation's doctors.
   The agency said Ayerst Laboratories, a division of American Home Products Corp., unfairly minimized the cancer risk associated with "Premarin," an estrogen replacement drug.
   The drug, prescribed for menopausal and postmenopausal therapy, is the largest selling of its kind, accounting for about $70 million in sales every year out of what is reported an $80 million market.
   A "Dear Doctor" letter sent to every physician in the country late last year by Ayerst was misleading because parts of it "can be interpreted to minimize the risk of the association between estrogens and cancer of the uterus, and the letter therefore is irresponsible," the FDA said.
   To counteract it, the agency said, it will send out a "drug bulletin" to every doctor, pharmacist, and other health professionals in the country to "emphasize the newly reported increased risk of cancer of the uterus associated with prolonged use of estrogen products."
   Ayerst sent the letter not long after an FDA advisory committee recommended printed health warnings for estrogen products to alert menopausal women to the possibility of cancer of the uterus with prolonged use.
   The panel also recommended that a lower dosage of the pills be emphasized and that they be administered on a stop-and-start, rather continual basis, to see if the user can reduce or eliminate intake. The FDA said it did not ask Ayerst to send a corrective letter of its own but decided the bulletin was the best way to handle the situation.
5. 3/12/76 Report by [288]: "I am so grateful that I was able to get the advice in 288-54 and 288-55 which prevented me from continuing with the stilbestrol tablets (synthetic estrogen) which, according to 288-55, Par. 13 caused 'the organs in the pelvis to be adhered to walls of the vagina itself'.
   "No doubt, if I had not had Edgar Cayce's advice, I would have ended up taking the shot in the hip each week for several months to 'tide me over' the menopause, without overcoming the effects of the estrogen. Thus the results might have been VERY serious, even cancer."
6. Gladys Davis Turner passed away in Virginia Beach General Hospital on Wednesday, February 12, 1986 at precisely 10:00 p.m. The following article appeared in the Virginian-Pilot, February 14, 1986:
   GLADYS TURNER, SECRETARY OF EDGAR CAYCE - Gladys Davis Turner, 81, who spent 22 years recording the psychic readings of Edgar Cayce, died Wednesday night in a local hospital.
   Miss Turner, who served as Cayce's secretary from 1923 until his death in 1945, also was the subject of a biography, "My Years with Edgar Cayce," written by Mary Ellen Carter. She later served as a trustee of three research and educational institutions that continue his work in holistic health care and parapsychology.
   She was "in effect, the guardian of the Cayce legend and the closest thing to a staff historian that the A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment) has," wrote A. Robert Smith, editor of Venture Inward, the A.R.E. bimonthly magazine.
   "Her whole life was dedicated to service to others," said Dr. James C. Windsor, president of the Cayce Foundation and Atlantic University. "The community of Virginia Beach, in which she was active for so many years, as well as our organizations, have lost a loyal friend."
   Mrs. Turner, a native of Centerville, Ala., was the daughter of tenant farmers. At 16, she got a job as a stenographer with a Selma, Ala., hardware store. Cayce, who had a photography studio nearby, had a local reputation for diagnosing and treating ailments during sleep-induced trances. Mrs. Turner was asked to take notes on a reading Cayce was about to do concerning an illness of a nephew of one of the store's employees. Cayce was so impressed with Mrs. Turner's typing that he hired her to record all of his psychic readings - about 14,000 during the next 22 years - and always called her "Miss Gladys." Cayce's prowess as a medical clairvoyant gained national attention. He founded the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach in 1931. The organization now claims more than 50,000 members.
   Cayce moved his family to Virginia Beach in 1925, accompanied by his secretary. One of his visions had indicated that this area was an ideal place to live.
   "Nobody would ever know he was different," Mrs. Turner once said about Cayce. "He was so comfortable and down to earth."
   "He questioned his gift," she said. "He continued only because so many people found help in him. He said he was not a freak, though there were times when he felt like one. He tried to run away from it, but they kept coming after him."
   The cause underwent some trials. In 1931, Cayce, his wife Gertrude, and Mrs. Turner were arrested in New York City for fortune telling, but a judge acquitted them since they were practicing "the beliefs of an incorporated ecclesiastical body."
   Four years later, they were arrested in Detroit for practicing medicine without a license, fined $50 and released.
   After Cayce's death, Mrs. Turner supervised an 11-year project, designed by Remington Rand, to catalog and index Cayce's readings so they could be used for testing and research. One of her last projects was to oversee a fund-raising drive to computerize the information.
   Until her death, Mrs. Turner served on the board of trustees and was corporate secretary for the ARE, the Edgar Cayce Foundation and Atlantic University. She also had served as a trustee of the ARE Clinic.
   She survived two husbands: Albert Turner, who died in 1968, and Les Wilmore, who died in 1982. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach, where she taught Sunday School.
   Mrs. Turner also is survived by a brother, D. Burt Davis, and a sister, Lucille Wilson, both of Virginia Beach.
   A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the library-conference center of the A.R.E. at 67th and Atlantic Avenue, conducted by Erik A. Jensen, chairman of the board of the ARE, Cayce Foundation and Atlantic University; Dr. Charles Thomas Cayce, president of A.R.E.; and Dr. James Windsor, president of the Edgar Cayce Foundation and Atlantic University.
   Memorial donations may be made to the Cayce Foundation or the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad.
7. The following was sent to A.R.E. members following Gladys Davis Turner's death.
   IN MEMORIAM Gladys Davis Turner January 30, 1905 - February 12, 1986 Former Secretary to Edgar Cayce Corporate Secretary Association for Research and Enlightenment Edgar Cayce Foundation Atlantic University
   One who, with others, will draw much of the more beautiful things of the earth plane about them, one to whom all obstacles become stepping stones... (288-1)
   GLADYS DAVIS TURNER - January 30, 1905 to February 12, 1986
   MEMORIAL SERVICES
   Sunday, February 16, 1986 at two o'clock in the afternoon by Erik A. Jensen, Dr. Charles Thomas Cayce, Dr James C. Windsor, in The Library Conference Center, Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc., 67th Street and Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
8. 9/10/96 JT's notes briefed from a letter to Mr. [...] an author writing a new biography of the life and work of Edgar Cayce.
   During my time with Gladys (1979 to 1986) I kept a log in which was recorded in some detail the events of her life. Each office visitor and telephone call was recorded. Dates, times, places, notes about conversations and events were recorded both in the daily log and on the pages of calendars both of which are now stored in E.C.F. Archives. I did this to provide as accurate as possible an account for the future.
   Gladys' last day in the Foundation office was Tuesday, December 31st, 1985. She had been to Dr. Lewellyn for what she thought was a gum infection. She said she felt "tired, just worn out." She left at approximately 10:30 A.M.
   Dr. O.M. Wakefield, long time friend and family doctor diagnosed Gladys' condition on Friday, January 3rd. Gladys drove herself to Virginia Beach General Hospital and was admitted to room #419 with acute leukemia. She agreed to what she called a "white cell treatment" but did not want chemotherapy or what she called "any heroic measures." Gladys fully realized what she had and the eventual outcome. She said to me quite vigorously, "Well, even if I do die from this whatever it is, I'm just going right back to work!"
   Her niece, Ann Carlisle Wilson and her nephew Chapin Wilson arrived on Friday, January the 10th and from then on Gladys was literally cradled in and shielded by the love of her family.
   Monday, January the 13th I told Gladys that Harold Allen died. She said, "Harold is such a good man, he was a trustee from 1947 to 1962."
   Wednesday, January 15th Gladys had completed the last of the treatments and was allowed to go home under the care of her nephew who lived with her.
   Gladys remained at home until January 22nd when she was re-admitted to room #416 with a private nurse named Clarice Dorian arranged for by Gladys' doctor. (One of the symptoms of her condition was shortness of breath. She was afraid of not being able to get her breath, especially at night.) The morning of the 22nd Gladys shared with me her "horse" dream of the night before as follows:
   January 22, 1986: "I dreamed I was riding a horse and I was in full armor. My horse was ahead of the troops, I was way out in front of the rest of them, and I was galloping full tilt, my goodness my horse was going fast, and I raised my sword, as if I were rallying the people on the horses behind me. What do you 'spose that means?"
   Saturday, January 25th Gladys presented me (with the help of Clarice Dorian) with a birthday card and flowers in a beautiful pink sea shell.
   Tuesday, January the 28th Gladys watched the news about the space shuttle Challenger explosion. Her only comment was a weak shake of her head at the tragedy. Wednesday, January 29th she had another transfusion which made her a little stronger. Tuesday, February 4th she had a very long personal talk with me. She was able to talk that night for about two hours. February 5th her kidneys stopped. She had Clarice call to tell me she didn't want any more Cayce treatments. Bruce Baar had been sending the carbon ash. I felt badly that she didn't tell me in person but I kept it to myself and from this point on all she received was beef juice supplied fresh every three days by Ann Clapp and fresh Florida orange juice.
   February 6th the Hickman catheter was removed, no more daily blood samples were taken and Gladys had to be catherized. She had developed an infection, her throat was very sore, she was hoarse and it was hard to swallow. At one point in the late afternoon she roused and spoke and her voice sounded like water running over rocks in a stream. I thought "why this happened to Mr. Cayce too." She would sleep and waken briefly and about 7:00 P.M. that night she mentioned a "pretty light" she could see in the room.
   Friday, February 7th Gladys had her "good bye" day. She had ultrasound in the morning and asked if I knew where Per Madsen's room was. She had remembered he was on his way into the hospital for surgery at this same time. Vic Reiffer flew in from Pennsylvania bringing a white rose from his son Joshua. They sang I'LL BE SEEING YOU. Before Vic had to go Gladys said, "tell Josh...I'll be seeing you in all the familiar places, that this heart of mine embraces..." She sang this fragment softly in a very hoarse voice.
   Later that night when she awakened I said "Gladys, if you feel good tomorrow who would you like to see?" She replied, "Oh, Nell Clairemont or Marjorie Bonney. We'll see how I feel."
   Saturday, February 8th and Sunday February 9th Gladys was very ill and uncomfortable. Saturday night the nursing staff found it necessary to restrain her to prevent her trying to get out of bed at night and injuring herself. Sunday afternoon, surrounded by her nieces and nephews, she spoke clearly and distinctly in an unknown language. She was coherent for a brief minute or two and seemed to be asking emphatically for something. She repeated what she had said because we didn't respond to her and the sounds were the same. Her niece Ann finally removed a pillow that had been placed between her knees and at that Gladys nodded in satisfaction and immediately fell asleep.
   At 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February the 10th Gladys was given a dose of thorazine to quiet her and she was not conscious after that.
   Tuesday evening, February 11th I was in prayer while Gladys was sleeping. For some reason I got up and turned on the radio. This was unusual as we never had the radio or television on unless Gladys requested it. I became aware that a song was being played repeatedly. It was WE'LL MEET AGAIN:
   "We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, we'll meet again some sunny day. Keep smiling thru, just like you always do til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away. So will you please say hello, to the folks that I know, tell them I won't be long. They'll be happy to know that as you saw me go, I was singing this song..." I remember saying aloud, "Thank you Gladys, I understand, I'll tell them."
   Wednesday, February the 12th Clarice sat in a chair on Gladys' right holding her wrist to take her pulse and blood pressure. I sat on the left side of the bed with my right arm under her shoulders speaking to her softly. At precisely 10:00 P.M. her forehead wrinkled just the tinest bit and she did not breathe again. The room was suffused with a sense of joyousness. For a brief instant there was a feeling of indescribable love and laughter, almost like the feeling of a glorious party. I looked at Clarice to see if she noticed but she was writing on the chart.
   While the nurses did their work I called people to tell them she was gone. I sat for a while in the empty room feeling as if she had gone off to some wonderful place and I was left behind.
   The names of those who visited, helped in various ways and sent messages of comfort are all recorded in the archives. Grace Huffman, Micki Kluge, Bob Adriance, Ann Clapp, Erik Jensen are only a few. I know of no one who inspired such affection and respect as this lady did. There will never be anyone in my life again like Gladys.
   Sincerely,
   Jeanette M. Thomas

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