Today we go on with tuberculosis.Also known as White plague
My father was a victim of this infection and it had a lot to do with his and our lives.
He was infected during w.w.2.and and had to be operated and missed half of his lung.
The only cure for tuberculosis was rest in places with good clean air.
Later in 1947 they found a medicine
So he had to spend , all his days in bed in a sanatorium.
named Sole Mio in Noordwijk..
Doing nothing .Only his wife was allowed to visite him ,but his children were not.
They had to stay at home.The cure was long.
Three years he had to stay in bed as a young man, with a happy family and two young children.( I was born years later).
Totally isolated and only resting.
My mother had to take care of everything , work,young children , food, money ,taking care of my father .
They did well ,but it was difficult for all of them.
Finally he was allowed to go home , but his lungs were not the same as before and he suffered a lot.
The other familymembers had to get used being a family again.
Because of my fathers TB we had lot of checks and also a vaccination which is now during this coronacrisis administered in care homes to helpers to see if it works for corona as well .
But in school we were all checked once or twice a year with a mantoux test and because of the vaccination we always turned out positive and had to go for an extra check and an Xray.
We were used to it .But after the doctor returned in the classroom a week later to tell us the result of the test ,it was always panick and the other children and the teacher were very concerned for their health as their was a "positive child "in the classroom.
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