A Book on the QE Nurse
During my peruse of the medical Library, now situated in Nuffield House - the former Nurses Home, I found a book - the QE Nurse. I flipped through and despite the fact it was before my time at QE, it hadn't seemed to have changed. I found two of my tutors plus Matron featured in there but much younger than when I knew them.
I scouted around and managed to find a bookshop who phoned around to see if any bookshops stored it. I SHALL GET TO THE POINT IN A MINUTE! Eurika! Waterstones in the High Street had two in stock. I dashed there and bought one. I placed it in my bag, and that was that. When I got home I put it away until I had time to enjoy it. NOW I COME TO THE POINT.
Six weeks later I retrieved it once again and studied the picture on the front cover. It was a much more recent picture than the time scale of the book 1939-1958. Have you guessed yet? On that front cover was ME amongst my PTS Group - only small mind, but I was there with all my class, crossing the road from Nuffield House across to the hospital entrance, and what's more, I do remember when that photo was taken but never knew why until ******years later!
Anne