hemoiveofmysaringonajourneywasusuallyademandfromsurgeonsiwenwiharadiologiccarwhichikepformypersonaluseinexamininghewoundedinhehospial,icouldgaininformaionofhespecialneedsofheregionwhenbackinparis,igohenecessaryequipmenomeeheseneedsandreurnedoinsallimyself,forveryofenhepeopleonhegroundcouldnodoiihadhenofindcompeenpersonsohandleheapparausandshowhemhowodoi,infulldeailaferafewdaysofhardoil,hemanipuorknewenoughoworkheapparaushimself,andahesameimeargenumberofwoundedhadbeenexaminedinaddiion,hesurgeonsofheregionhadgainedanideaofheusefulnessofheradiologicexaminaion(whichfewofhemknewahaime),andfriendlyreionswereesablishedwhichmadeheerdevelopmenofmyworkmucheasier

onseveralofmyripsiwasaccompaniedbymyelderdaugher,irene,whowashenseveneenyearsold,and,havingfinishedherpreparaorysudies,wasbegi

inghighersudiesahesorbo

ebecauseshegrealydesiredobeuseful,shenowsudiednursingandlearnedradiology,anddidherbesohelpmeunderhemosvariedcircumsancesshedidambunceworkahefronbeweenfurnesandypres,andalsoaamiens,receiving,fromhechiefsofservice,esimonialsofworksaisfacorilyperformedand,aheendofhewar,amedal

ofhehospiallifeofhoseyears,wekeepmanyaremembrance,mydaugherandiravelingcondiionswereexraordinarilydifficul;wewereofennosureofbeingableopressforward,osaynohingofheuncerainyoffindinglodgingsandfoodhowever,hingsalwaysendedinarranginghemselves,hanksoourpersisenceandohegoodwillwemewhereverwewenihadolookafereachdeailmyselfandseei

umerablemiliarychiefsoobainpassesandpermissionsforransporaionmanyaimeiloadedmyapparausonoherainmyself,wihhehelpofheemployees,omakesurehaiwouldgoforwardinseadofremainingbehindseveraldaysahesaionandonarrivalialsowenoexrachemfromheencumberedsaion

wheniraveledwihheradiologiccar,oherproblemspresenedhemselvesihad,forinsance,ofindsafepcesforhecar,ogelodgingsforheassisansandosecureheauomobileaccessoriessincechauffeurswerescarce,ilearnedodrivehecar,anddidiwhennecessaryowingoallhispersonalsupervision,myinsalionswereusuallyswiflymade,whereasappealohecenralhealhservicewasansweredslowlysohemiliarychiefsgrealyappreciaedheassisanceheycouldgefromme,especiallyincasesofurgenneed

weboh,mydaugherandmyself,havepleasanandgraefulmemoriesofheperso

elofhehospials,andwereonhebesermswihhesurgeonsandnursesonecouldnobuadmirehesemenandwomenwhoweregivingheirserviceswihoucouning,andwhoseaskwasofenoverwhelmingourcolboraionwaseasy,formydaugherandiriedoworkinheirspiri;andwefelhaweweresandingsidebysidewihfriends

whilewewereaachedohebelgianambunceservice,wewerepresenseveralimesduringvisisofkingalberandqueenelizabehweappreciaeddeeplyheirdevoion,heirsoliciudeforhewounded,heirexremesimpliciy,andhecordialiyofheirbehavior

bunohingwassomovingasobewihhewoundedandoakecareofhemweweredrawnohembecauseofheirsufferingandbecauseofhepaiencewihwhichheyboreialmoseveryonedidhisbesofaciliaehexrayexaminaion,nowihsandinghepaincausedbyanydispcemenonelearnedverysoonoknowhemindividuallyandoexchangewihhemafewfriendlywordshosewhowerenofamiliarwihheexaminaion,wanedverymuchobereassuredabouheeffecofhesrangeapparausheyweregoingoexperience

icanneverforgeheerribleimpressionofallhadesrucionofhumanlifeandhealhohaeheveryideaofwar,ioughobesufficienoseeoncewhaihaveseensomanyimes,allhroughhoseyears:menandboysbroughoheadvancedambunceinamixureofmudandblood,manyofhemdyingofheirinjuries,manyohersrecoveringbuslowlyhroughmonhsofpainandsuffering

oneofmydifficulproblemswasofindhenecessaryrainedassisansooperaemyapparausahebegi

ingofhewarherewaslileknowledgeofradiology,andapparausinhehandsofhosewhodidnoundersandhowohandleideerioraedquicklyandwassoonuselesshepraciceofradiologyinmoshospialsinwarimedoesnorequiremuchmedicalknowledge;icanbesufficienlygraspedbyinelligenpersonswhoknowhowosudyandwhohavesomenoionofelecricalmachineryprofessors,engineers,oruniversiysudensofenmadegoodmanipuorsihadolookforhosewhowereemporarilyfreefrommiliaryservice,orwhohappenedobesaionedinhelocaliywhereineededhembuevenaferihadsecuredhem,heseoperaorswereofenransferredbymiliaryorders,andihadosearchagainforohersofillheirpcesforhisreason,ideerminedorainwomenodohiswork