Hazel May Bunney
1914 – 1938
Hazel, sixth child of Lawrence and Myrtle (Goodwater) Bunney, was born December 1, 1914 probably in Minot, North Dakota. During her young life, she achieves an award for her beautiful penmanship from Palmer School of Penmanship. Hazel could play the organ and she would often play religious songs for her parents and family.
On July 13, 1935, Hazel was taken to San Haven Hospital in North Dakota after she had a diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Her parents and her brother Danny would make monthly visits up to see her during the years that she spent there. Hazel passed away on Thursday, October 7, 1938 at 8:45 A.M.. She battled this illness for several years passing at age 23. Her friend (the other Hazel) also died from TB.
Below is her letter:
San Haven, ND
December 18, 1935
Dear Folks,
Received your letter this morning and was glad to hear that you are all OK. We sure have cold weather here and things are still nice and white with the frost makes it look like a real Christmas weather. It doesn't seem possible that Christmas is here already tho. The winter is going a lot faster then I expected: it doesn't seem like it's been five long months since I left home. It does seem like a dream some times and again it's like years.
I have started to write this letter yesterday but it has taken me a long time almost two days and here I am just starting but not too much to write about although this is a busy place. A doctor from Minot is here doing thermoplastic. It's the first that they have done in San so they are pretty proud of the success. Tomorrow, they are going to cut adhesions on the girl across the hall from us. I have more fluid so the doctor said they might take some of it out in the morning. I'll be glad to have it over with. He has been saying that almost every day for months. They try giving nepnumo to day. I jus took 100cc and my pulse is 126. I really feel better than I did a while back and eat quite good the last few days. We were weighed last night and lost again but I'll make it up for it this time.
I just ate the last apple: they sure were good! If you send anything for Christmas, be sure and send some fruit. I am trying to get my hemoglobin up. Ha! Ha!. I got a letter from Hazel B. She said that she doesn't know for sure if she has TB or not but her test show positive.
How is Dannie's cold? I hope that he is not sick for Christmas. I might get my hair washed for a Christmas present. What do you think of that???? It's rather doubtful, I think. I sure wish that you could have seen the position they put me in to get the phorscoped you would have laughed your self sick almost did myself even if it did make me mad.
Well, I guess, I better sign off for this time. I don't suppose I'll be writing again until after Christmas so I am wishing you all a cherry Christmas with lots of good luck. Write soon with all of the news! Be sure and send me, Hazel, a calendar when they come out and stamps to answer your letters.
Love,
Hazel May Bunney
1914 – 1938
Hazel, sixth child of Lawrence and Myrtle (Goodwater) Bunney, was born December 1, 1914 probably in Minot, North Dakota. During her young life, she achieves an award for her beautiful penmanship from Palmer School of Penmanship. Hazel could play the organ and she would often play religious songs for her parents and family.
On July 13, 1935, Hazel was taken to San Haven Hospital in North Dakota after she had a diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Her parents and her brother Danny would make monthly visits up to see her during the years that she spent there. Hazel passed away on Thursday, October 7, 1938 at 8:45 A.M.. She battled this illness for several years passing at age 23. Her friend (the other Hazel) also died from TB.
Below is her letter:
San Haven, ND
December 18, 1935
Dear Folks,
Received your letter this morning and was glad to hear that you are all OK. We sure have cold weather here and things are still nice and white with the frost makes it look like a real Christmas weather. It doesn't seem possible that Christmas is here already tho. The winter is going a lot faster then I expected: it doesn't seem like it's been five long months since I left home. It does seem like a dream some times and again it's like years.
I have started to write this letter yesterday but it has taken me a long time almost two days and here I am just starting but not too much to write about although this is a busy place. A doctor from Minot is here doing thermoplastic. It's the first that they have done in San so they are pretty proud of the success. Tomorrow, they are going to cut adhesions on the girl across the hall from us. I have more fluid so the doctor said they might take some of it out in the morning. I'll be glad to have it over with. He has been saying that almost every day for months. They try giving nepnumo to day. I jus took 100cc and my pulse is 126. I really feel better than I did a while back and eat quite good the last few days. We were weighed last night and lost again but I'll make it up for it this time.
I just ate the last apple: they sure were good! If you send anything for Christmas, be sure and send some fruit. I am trying to get my hemoglobin up. Ha! Ha!. I got a letter from Hazel B. She said that she doesn't know for sure if she has TB or not but her test show positive.
How is Dannie's cold? I hope that he is not sick for Christmas. I might get my hair washed for a Christmas present. What do you think of that???? It's rather doubtful, I think. I sure wish that you could have seen the position they put me in to get the phorscoped you would have laughed your self sick almost did myself even if it did make me mad.
Well, I guess, I better sign off for this time. I don't suppose I'll be writing again until after Christmas so I am wishing you all a cherry Christmas with lots of good luck. Write soon with all of the news! Be sure and send me, Hazel, a calendar when they come out and stamps to answer your letters.
Love,
Hazel May Bunney
Hazel May Bunney
1914 – 1938
Hazel, sixth child of Lawrence and Myrtle (Goodwater) Bunney, was born December 1, 1914 probably in Minot, North Dakota. During her young life, she achieves an award for her beautiful penmanship from Palmer School of Penmanship. Hazel could play the organ and she would often play religious songs for her parents and family.
On July 13, 1935, Hazel was taken to San Haven Hospital in North Dakota after she had a diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Her parents and her brother Danny would make monthly visits up to see her during the years that she spent there. Hazel passed away on Thursday, October 7, 1938 at 8:45 A.M.. She battled this illness for several years passing at age 23. Her friend (the other Hazel) also died from TB.
Below is her letter:
San Haven, ND
December 18, 1935
Dear Folks,
Received your letter this morning and was glad to hear that you are all OK. We sure have cold weather here and things are still nice and white with the frost makes it look like a real Christmas weather. It doesn't seem possible that Christmas is here already tho. The winter is going a lot faster then I expected: it doesn't seem like it's been five long months since I left home. It does seem like a dream some times and again it's like years.
I have started to write this letter yesterday but it has taken me a long time almost two days and here I am just starting but not too much to write about although this is a busy place. A doctor from Minot is here doing thermoplastic. It's the first that they have done in San so they are pretty proud of the success. Tomorrow, they are going to cut adhesions on the girl across the hall from us. I have more fluid so the doctor said they might take some of it out in the morning. I'll be glad to have it over with. He has been saying that almost every day for months. They try giving nepnumo to day. I jus took 100cc and my pulse is 126. I really feel better than I did a while back and eat quite good the last few days. We were weighed last night and lost again but I'll make it up for it this time.
I just ate the last apple: they sure were good! If you send anything for Christmas, be sure and send some fruit. I am trying to get my hemoglobin up. Ha! Ha!. I got a letter from Hazel B. She said that she doesn't know for sure if she has TB or not but her test show positive.
How is Dannie's cold? I hope that he is not sick for Christmas. I might get my hair washed for a Christmas present. What do you think of that???? It's rather doubtful, I think. I sure wish that you could have seen the position they put me in to get the phorscoped you would have laughed your self sick almost did myself even if it did make me mad.
Well, I guess, I better sign off for this time. I don't suppose I'll be writing again until after Christmas so I am wishing you all a cherry Christmas with lots of good luck. Write soon with all of the news! Be sure and send me, Hazel, a calendar when they come out and stamps to answer your letters.
Love,
Hazel May Bunney
1914 – 1938
Hazel, sixth child of Lawrence and Myrtle (Goodwater) Bunney, was born December 1, 1914 probably in Minot, North Dakota. During her young life, she achieves an award for her beautiful penmanship from Palmer School of Penmanship. Hazel could play the organ and she would often play religious songs for her parents and family.
On July 13, 1935, Hazel was taken to San Haven Hospital in North Dakota after she had a diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Her parents and her brother Danny would make monthly visits up to see her during the years that she spent there. Hazel passed away on Thursday, October 7, 1938 at 8:45 A.M.. She battled this illness for several years passing at age 23. Her friend (the other Hazel) also died from TB.
Below is her letter:
San Haven, ND
December 18, 1935
Dear Folks,
Received your letter this morning and was glad to hear that you are all OK. We sure have cold weather here and things are still nice and white with the frost makes it look like a real Christmas weather. It doesn't seem possible that Christmas is here already tho. The winter is going a lot faster then I expected: it doesn't seem like it's been five long months since I left home. It does seem like a dream some times and again it's like years.
I have started to write this letter yesterday but it has taken me a long time almost two days and here I am just starting but not too much to write about although this is a busy place. A doctor from Minot is here doing thermoplastic. It's the first that they have done in San so they are pretty proud of the success. Tomorrow, they are going to cut adhesions on the girl across the hall from us. I have more fluid so the doctor said they might take some of it out in the morning. I'll be glad to have it over with. He has been saying that almost every day for months. They try giving nepnumo to day. I jus took 100cc and my pulse is 126. I really feel better than I did a while back and eat quite good the last few days. We were weighed last night and lost again but I'll make it up for it this time.
I just ate the last apple: they sure were good! If you send anything for Christmas, be sure and send some fruit. I am trying to get my hemoglobin up. Ha! Ha!. I got a letter from Hazel B. She said that she doesn't know for sure if she has TB or not but her test show positive.
How is Dannie's cold? I hope that he is not sick for Christmas. I might get my hair washed for a Christmas present. What do you think of that???? It's rather doubtful, I think. I sure wish that you could have seen the position they put me in to get the phorscoped you would have laughed your self sick almost did myself even if it did make me mad.
Well, I guess, I better sign off for this time. I don't suppose I'll be writing again until after Christmas so I am wishing you all a cherry Christmas with lots of good luck. Write soon with all of the news! Be sure and send me, Hazel, a calendar when they come out and stamps to answer your letters.
Love,
Hazel May Bunney
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