Rutlandbelle
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You might be interested to know that that nurse became Theatre Superintendent, I trained there in late sixties/early seventies. She was a bit scary but very fair!
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Birmingham Children’s hospital
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This magazine, The Birmingham “Sporting” Club Household Manual, was the Christmas issue in 1932 with proceeds donated to the Children's Hospital. It contained some photos of the Hospital. Viv.
Arnold Mason
master brummie
This hospital saved my life. I was born a Rhesus baby in 1943 in a maternity home in Harborne Rd facing Warley woods.
A nurse there who had worked at the children's hospital recognised the condition and I was immediately transferred to this hospital where I had a blood transfusion.
The research in America which led to the treatment of the condition had only been published a year or so before so I was lucky that I was able to benefit from it.
Regards from Redruth
Arnold.
A nurse there who had worked at the children's hospital recognised the condition and I was immediately transferred to this hospital where I had a blood transfusion.
The research in America which led to the treatment of the condition had only been published a year or so before so I was lucky that I was able to benefit from it.
Regards from Redruth
Arnold.
Arnold Mason
master brummie
Arnold Mason
master brummie
I was aware that it was my sisters fault. She was always much brighter than me so I always lived in her shadow- Grammar school (Oldbury Grammar)-university (Manchester U). I had to make do with Sec Mod (Four Dwellings) & Smethwick Tech but I did manage to get an HNC. Unfortunately my sister died at at age 58 so never managed reach retirement.
I understand that some of the research into the condition was done by the same people that discovered insulin used to treat diabetes.
Regards Arnold
Hi Arnold, not really your sisters’ fault as such more of a quirk of nature. Your moms blood group would have been either positive or negative rhesus. Which ever your mom was, your sister would have been opposite. Not a problem with first baby until the birth of your sister. When she was born, some of her blood would have mixed with your moms’ blood and caused your mom to produce an antibody in response.
You would have had the same rhesus factor as your sister, so the antibody in your moms’ blood would have then made you ill. Had you have had the opposite rhesus factor; it would not have been a problem.
In recent years, they now test both the mother and baby’s blood for the rhesus factor and if they are opposite, they give the mother an injection of Anti D. This prevents the formation of antibody’s in the mothers.
It was picked up with my children, so mom had the Anti D and gave birth to two more kids. The condition with the mother having negative rhesus ran in her family. My grandmother would have used the term “blue Baby”
Rhesus babies are quite rare now, they occasional happen when a mother has had a miscarriage first time round, so are not normally treated with Anti D
You would have had the same rhesus factor as your sister, so the antibody in your moms’ blood would have then made you ill. Had you have had the opposite rhesus factor; it would not have been a problem.
In recent years, they now test both the mother and baby’s blood for the rhesus factor and if they are opposite, they give the mother an injection of Anti D. This prevents the formation of antibody’s in the mothers.
It was picked up with my children, so mom had the Anti D and gave birth to two more kids. The condition with the mother having negative rhesus ran in her family. My grandmother would have used the term “blue Baby”
Rhesus babies are quite rare now, they occasional happen when a mother has had a miscarriage first time round, so are not normally treated with Anti D
January 1982 my husband, and I were taking around 10 to 12 Sunday School kids, and adults to see Ruth Madoc in Panto. Cannot the panto’s name.
Oldest son now 50 was 11 at the time came home from school with tummy ache, and feeling sick.
However, after a good rest, and managing to eat fish fingers and chips with gusto thought he would be okay to take him. My husband had a min bus full of kids. I had the car, he moaned all the way again with the tummy ache, but brighten up when we got to the theatre. In fact so bright he managed to eat a few sweets that all the kids had been given.
However, just after the curtain went up he felt bad, husband took him to the toilet, and when he came out he looked terribly, and doubled up in pain. Fortunately we had 2 really good adults with the other kids, so we high tailed it the General Hospital which was still in existence then.
My son was placed on a trolley a doctor came to see him, examined him, and then starting talking about kidney problems, my husband kind of went pale , doctor went away I gather now to consult with someone. My son then projectile vomited everything he had eaten. Husband has the one and only panic episode I have ever seen him have. He turns to me, and says Diane do something, you need to do something.Just then Doc return informing us that our son needs to go to the children’s hospital with suspected appendicitis’s. Ambulance takes us to the children’s straight to a ward the next bit is a blur, but by 11pm in was in theatre. 48 hours later he was home. The only thing at that time they were reluctant to let me stay until he came back from theatre, but they did so thankfully.
Moral of the story we have great hospitals in Brum especially the world beating Children’s Hospital.
Oldest son now 50 was 11 at the time came home from school with tummy ache, and feeling sick.
However, after a good rest, and managing to eat fish fingers and chips with gusto thought he would be okay to take him. My husband had a min bus full of kids. I had the car, he moaned all the way again with the tummy ache, but brighten up when we got to the theatre. In fact so bright he managed to eat a few sweets that all the kids had been given.
However, just after the curtain went up he felt bad, husband took him to the toilet, and when he came out he looked terribly, and doubled up in pain. Fortunately we had 2 really good adults with the other kids, so we high tailed it the General Hospital which was still in existence then.
My son was placed on a trolley a doctor came to see him, examined him, and then starting talking about kidney problems, my husband kind of went pale , doctor went away I gather now to consult with someone. My son then projectile vomited everything he had eaten. Husband has the one and only panic episode I have ever seen him have. He turns to me, and says Diane do something, you need to do something.Just then Doc return informing us that our son needs to go to the children’s hospital with suspected appendicitis’s. Ambulance takes us to the children’s straight to a ward the next bit is a blur, but by 11pm in was in theatre. 48 hours later he was home. The only thing at that time they were reluctant to let me stay until he came back from theatre, but they did so thankfully.
Moral of the story we have great hospitals in Brum especially the world beating Children’s Hospital.
hi mort i think this info has explained a something that was not explained to me at the time..in 1984 i gave birth to my first child...sadly still born at about 22 weeks..i was told it was just one of those unfortunate things which it may well have been..everything was a bit of a haze so it is possible i was given an anti D after the loss...i went on to have 4 more healthy children but as soon as i had given birth to them i was given an anti D injection and was told it was to stop future miscarriages... as far as i am aware i was moms first child out of 6 and i am rh negative...just found moms old national blood transfusion card which she must have had just after i was born i know this due to the change of address on the card and to be honest i had not really taken much notice of it until now and on the back it says she must not lose it and produce it should she ever need a transfusion...mom was rh posative..not sure if this explains why i lost my first but it could...i do know that mom herself had a miscarriage but it was her 3rd or 4th pregnancy..thank goodness things have moved on a lot now and we are given more information about why things happen
lyn
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Somewhere in my paperwork I have a Birmingham Mail photo of my son aged about 9 presenting a cheque to the hospital from his BMX club Chelmsley Eagles, this was at the old site.
Last year his daughter who is now 10 yrs old began to lose weight and be in pain.
Both Leicester and Burton couldn't get to the cause of it so she was referred to Birmingham.
By this time she was extremely poorly and was diagnosed with Crohns disease.
Daisy with her mom was admitted for a couple of weeks during lockdown and the care was amazing.
The childrens hospital have agreed to care for her until she is 16 and she goes to Birmingham for check ups every couple of weeks.She is a bright little girl and coping very well with her illness.
We are so lucky to have such a wonderful hospital.
Last year his daughter who is now 10 yrs old began to lose weight and be in pain.
Both Leicester and Burton couldn't get to the cause of it so she was referred to Birmingham.
By this time she was extremely poorly and was diagnosed with Crohns disease.
Daisy with her mom was admitted for a couple of weeks during lockdown and the care was amazing.
The childrens hospital have agreed to care for her until she is 16 and she goes to Birmingham for check ups every couple of weeks.She is a bright little girl and coping very well with her illness.
We are so lucky to have such a wonderful hospital.
This must have been the very first Children's Hospital in Steelhouse Lane at #138–9 Steelhouse Lane. It was built in 1862.
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