9/12/37 Letter:
My dear Mr Cayce:
Your letter of the 6th received and I do so appreciate the
real interest you show in [
1413].
I do realize that there will be cycles of [
1413]'s trouble
but for weeks now it seems that instead of them getting
lighter they are worse - of course I realize too that as the
skin sheds off it is getting more sensitive which could make
it more painful - The thing that worries me most now is her
attitude toward it - she has always been able to see the
silver lining to her cloud, and hoped against (it seemed)
that she would get well but for weeks now when she has these
bad spells these black nights of horrible itching so intense
she can not be still and sleep yet is so exhausted and
nervous that she goes all to pieces - cries for hours -
something that she has never done before - naturally I see
every change in the thing - The Asthma has been getting
better and only has that every few nites now, but asthma is
always better when she is so horrible broken out with the
eczema, it has always been that way - I don't think [
1413]
got worse when Miss Grapes went away she was awful when Miss
Grapes left - there were two days just before she decided to
go there. [
1413] was so bad she could not dress and go in to
see her - she was that way again yesterday - she rarely ever
goes on Sunday -
[
1413] says she will be grateful if you will put her on the
prayer group list and she will cooperate with your
instructions -
I am trying to keep tab on the bad days and the good ones.
I mean to watch if these days come in 2, 3, 4, day cycles or
how they do come and see if they are getting further apart -
I think that is what you meant is it not?
You are mighty nice to check up on her so often, and it means
a great deal to her - she waits and watches for every word
from you - I wanted to mention this to you too, in your
checking up, I wish you would ask about a shot she had
sometime ago - It was given for allergy and only one shot, it
had never been known to fail, but it takes sometimes 6 or 7
months to have the desired effect and when you take it you
are supposed to have distinct reactions, such as rigors and
high fever etc - after we gave the shot she did not have
these reactions and weeks went by with out any, so it just
passed along as one of these things or many things we had
done for her along with hundreds of others - I am just
wondering now if, after all of this time these spells coming
in cycles and she has had fever several times in these past
few weeks, could be a belated reaction of this shot and as it
waited so long to have any effect, we weren't looking for it
- please find out about it if you can - It might be possible
that the change of Miss Grapes manipulations according to
your instructions, helped to bring about the reaction - which
should have come about in two or three weeks -
[
1413]'s Uncle had had this shot for allergy and he wanted
her to take it too and since there was no change of treatment
or anything to it but the taking of the one shot we let her
take it - and after we saw no signs of it reacting we just
let it go - but [
1413] has had so many xray treatments and
kinds of things done for her in all of these years of
duration of eczema that it could have retarded the reaction,
and since the effect of the shot is supposed to take about 26
weeks to wear off, I am wondering about it - I meant to ask
you before but it amounted to so little I'd forget it - but
about these cold spells and then a little fever and she had
a queer headache all nite Friday nite all day yesterday and
last nite too - all of which I recall now should have been
the sort of reaction she should have had if the shot was
taking effect -
Miss Grapes insist that [
1413]'s condition is better despite
the horrible spells she is having now and she should know
better than I - but all I know is the horror of these nights
when she can't sleep nor even lie down and just sits and
scratches until dawn and then she can sleep for awhile until
time to go to the doctor - which has to be done during the
morning hours -
I am so glad you ask to put [
1413] on the prayer list for I
too am a believer in prayer for it is so comforting.
Another thing I wanted to ask you too was this - Miss Grapes
is giving [
1413] daily treatments, and I know you wanted her
to have two or three treatments each week under the Osteopath
so what about that - [...] [son] remembers you very well and
ask to be remembered to you. He grows so much like his Dad
[
3720] as time goes on, I hope he will always be as fine a
man.
Thanking you for your interest for it helps in more than
one way - and send [
1413] instructions as to how she is to
cooperate with the prayer group, I am,
Sincerely,
9/21/37 [
1413]'s letter to EC:
Dear Mr. Cayce:
Before giving you my questions I would like to thank you for
your efforts to help me get rid of my skin trouble. You have
been so kind to take such a personal interest in my case. I
remember hearing my father speak so highly of you. Mother
and I both appreciate your help.
Here are my questions: (1) What, if any, will be my
reaction to an allergic shot I took about a month ago? (2)
Is there anything that I am not doing ...or doing... that
retards progress? (3) Do you think I will ever be
completely well?
Sincerely, [
1413]
9/21/37 Mother's letter: I had to be away from home part of
today and when I got here I found that [
1413] had written you
a personal letter - putting her questions just she has so I
am sending it on in my letter to you - and she used the
typewriter because her hands are so sore she picks on the
machine with two or three fingers and can do that without
bending her hand - so since it is such an effort to write at
all and you wanted especially her own questions I am trusting
that you will make the best of it this way - It was of her
own will that she wrote you and not by my suggestion so I am
sure you will accept it as is.
As to the shot and Allergy - that is the mane [main?] of
rather what the doctors call [
1413]'s trouble - Asthma
eczema, Hay fever and Hives are called Allergic diseases - In
other words the patient is sensitive to certain things foods
clothing etc weeds flowers horse hair - or many things [
1413]
reacted to 150 different things when tested - Miss Grapes
says if the body chemistry is equalized as it should be there
would be no Allergy - they all agree that it is poison caused
from what they do not know - that seems to be the trouble all
along. You see the shot was given sometime ago still not
long enough for the entirety of the effects to wear off - and
as is sometimes the case it takes 26 weeks for the shot to
have the desired effect - we gave it because this doctor
uncle of [
1413] had used it and it helped him so much and he
wanted to give it to her at cost to us so she wanted to try
it - naturally we have been grasping at every straw for
months rather years you might say - The shot has been used
with a great deal of success, and it might be possible that
in [
1413]'s case it takes the longest time possible due to
her case being of such long duration - I don't think Miss
Grapes thinks much of it, still it did not conflict with
anything she does and [
1413] was allowed to go right on with
her treatments, there were certain things restrictions in the
orders, but after I saw no direct results from the shot we
just went on and it way just one of the many things we tried
but I thought I'd get you to ask about it along with the
check up. You see there was only one shot to be given and we
figured that if it didn't help it could not do much harm - it
is called Anti Infectious or Allergy shot -
Among the restrictions were the use of cathartics, the same
kind of enemas you and Miss Grapes prescribed were to be
used. Household remedies for headaches etc were not to be
used, no alcohol rub nor otherwise, Ammonia, etc, and in
other words no medicine to be taken internally I gathered -
so I wanted to ask the question about the Atomidine - just
thought of it and decided to ask you about it. I just
noticed in [
1413]'s questions she ask about the shot and I
won't need to ask but she is mistaken in the time for it has
been much longer than a month ago that she took the shot -
I hope I have made myself clear to you and we shall be doing
our part on the date you set Sept 27th...3:30 to 4:30 -
Thanking you again for your interest and help, I am.
Mrs. [...]
[Enclosed with the above letter:]
What would be the result to the patient should the
restrictions concerning the Allergic shot be disregarded?
Are any of the disagreeable phases of her trouble of the past
few weeks due to reaction from the Allergic shot?
9/27/37 See
1413-3.
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