Valerie Brent former nurse from the 1940s tells me she was interviewed last week for the new BBC series which looks at 50 years of the National Health Service.
Also interviewed was Barbara Pye ,one of the first people to receive streptomycin.
" It was snowing when we got to Craig-y-nos - just like old times."
I got the impression Valerie had a ball with the television people and they gave her a bouquet of flowers!
Valerie said:" I really surprised myself too! There were so many stories to tell."
Earlier in the week they interviewed Carole Reeves, Outreach Historian with the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine,UCL and co-author of The Children of Craig-y-.nos.
"The Children if Craig-y-nos" by Ann Shaw and Carole Reeves, price £9.99, paperback is available from Amazon.co.uk
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Craig-y-nos and Sully
Craig-y-nos and Sully – punishment regimes
Craig-y-nos Castle, former children's TB sanatorium and home of opera diva Adelina Patti
Sully hospital
Philip Cox recalls the different punishment regimes he experienced as a child patient in both Craig-y-nos and Sully during the 1950s.
“In Craig-y-nos they tied you to the bed. In Sully if you got out of bed and you weren’t supposed to, then they took your pyjamas trousers off you. I hated that!”
He went into Craig-y-nos in 1953 as a three and a half year old and later transferred to Sully for his lung operation.
He was amazed to discover the blogs the other day while trawling through the internet.
“ I couldn’t believe my eyes. Any minute I expected to come across a photo of myself!”
Now he has sent away for a copy of the book, “The Children of Craig-y-nos” from Amazon.
Despite his poor start in life he went on to become a rugby champion in school and won numerous medals for sport including throwing the javelin.
Philip lives in Pontypool with his family.
Changed times: to-day Craig-y-nos Castle is a hotel specialising in weddings and Sully has been converted into upmarket apartments.
Craig-y-nos Castle, former children's TB sanatorium and home of opera diva Adelina Patti
Sully hospital
Philip Cox recalls the different punishment regimes he experienced as a child patient in both Craig-y-nos and Sully during the 1950s.
“In Craig-y-nos they tied you to the bed. In Sully if you got out of bed and you weren’t supposed to, then they took your pyjamas trousers off you. I hated that!”
He went into Craig-y-nos in 1953 as a three and a half year old and later transferred to Sully for his lung operation.
He was amazed to discover the blogs the other day while trawling through the internet.
“ I couldn’t believe my eyes. Any minute I expected to come across a photo of myself!”
Now he has sent away for a copy of the book, “The Children of Craig-y-nos” from Amazon.
Despite his poor start in life he went on to become a rugby champion in school and won numerous medals for sport including throwing the javelin.
Philip lives in Pontypool with his family.
Changed times: to-day Craig-y-nos Castle is a hotel specialising in weddings and Sully has been converted into upmarket apartments.
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