My Baby Brother Continued

Transcribed from an interview with my dad (and mom):

Me: Dave’s birth

D – Well that was sort of an exciting time. Your mother and I went to Dodge City for Christmas and things were supposed to be normal but on the 21^st – the night of the 21s morning of the 22^nd she began to bleed heavily. And so I went out and got the car started, got it warmed up. Grandma Crawford bundled Bert up and I carried her out to the car and she had called the doctor to meet us at the hospital. And so we drove to the hospital and the doctor was already there and they took her in and elevated her feet in a sense stood her on her head and things looked pretty good and then on the morning of the 23^rd things didn’t go quite the way everyone wanted to and she gave birth to the boys. David Eugene lived Duane Gail could not combat the mucous on his lungs and he passed away on the 24^th. Your mother was in the hospital when we buried Duane Gail and that was a tough time too.

M – I don’t remember much about it – truly don’t except I knew they rushed me to the hospital – beyond that I don’t know – I didn’t get to see Duane at all – and it was several days before I got to see Dave was in an incubator because they wouldn’t let me out of bed. I‘m not sure how long I stayed in the hospital and Gene had to come back to work the first part of January and so I was still in the hospital and after I was released, you and I (Marcia) and I came home on the train and I don’t remember any problems with traveling with her on the train. She was you were about a little over 18 months

Me – Did you know you were carrying twins

M – No No had no idea

Me – Did you check with your doctor here about going to Emporia

M – Yes we had checked with the doctor here about going to Dodge City and he said that would be fine

Me – How did Dave get to Emporia

 

M – Grandma Crawford brought Dave to Emporia in the white bassinet which is still around in the family someplace I think Yes she came down here with him and that was on Valentine’s day he got to come home

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