Author: David Haldeman

Saturday, May 8, 1954
Back “[illegible looks like mvest]” some better. Vivian took good care o’ me. Trella workin’ all day. Hazel Chase and John Gill here p.m. – nice visit. Tonite, Paris & Shran [?] here – they & Trella took me Axthelm’s. Rocky made special trip to make bed harder – thanks!

Friday, May 7, 1954
Back trouble the worst. Bathed self largely, a.m. Paris & Sandy here p.m. & evening – Trella working on Mother’s Day. Vivian Adams* here tonite to take care ‘o me a day or two. Trella not here yet at 9:40.

[*Cincinnati native who became friends with Trella’s sister Mary at Baptist Convention in Dennison, Ohio in the 1940’s.]

Thursday, May 6, 1954
Some miserable, for after getting rid of early enema, I had gas pangs & back ache tonite. Juanita (?) stayed p.m. while Trella to town. Stumbos & Hutchmans here evening. I read Muhlestein’s* new Iris catalog.

[*Hybridizer Tell Muhlestein
Orem, Utah, USA
Received the American Iris Society Hybridizer Award in 1956.]

Wednesday, May 5, 1954
Up & down, down mostly! Trella wonderful nurse. Eating better. H. Kramer, Mary Kay Stone here p.m.; Granny*, Rockwells & Paris & family tonite.
(Didn’t sleep too well tonite)

[*Granny was Ray Hemmerly, Trella’s father – so called by David & Kathy]

Tuesday, May 4, 1954
[Ray handwriting]
Home about 2:30!! Cold out, but things looked so good to me! Ray Hemmerly here, laying tile! Mr. Deyson* Helping (Mrs. Deyson cleaned house for Trella). Dozed, ate mushrooms for supper! Poohed yet, tho.

[*Charles and Emma Deyson – Emma was designer at Hemmerly’s Flowers]

Monday, May 3, 1954
[No entry]

Sunday, May 2, 1954
[No entry]

Saturday, May 1, 1954
[No entry]

Friday, April 30, 1954
[Trella handwriting]
Miserable day. No sleep except after codine. First enema & couldn’t expell it. Reading some of Teale’s “Circle of the Seasons”. (Made 8 colonials for Caledonia festival & took kids to it in evening.)

Thursday, April 29, 1954
[Trella handwriting]
Had 6 hours sleep after a codine [sic] pill. Changed bandage. Walked out to hall & down 2 doors. Wrote 2 poems. No more morphine. Visitors included Paris, Dad, Sandra, Mary, Rocky, Mrs. Howard, Trella (Webbs at Acres about 4 with 15 redbud – planted on both sides of reiver. Paris brought a peach tree.