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| A Healer's Tale by Lindelea | 6 Review(s) |
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| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 6/29/2005 |
| Off the top of my head, this treatment for polio included both hot cloths and exercise of the leg, and was developed by Sister Kenny, an Australian Army nurse. It was contrary to the wisdom of the day, which utilized the Iron Lung for paralysis of the breathing muscles, and proscribed movement: putting the patient in stiff braces or casts with extended bed rest (if they survived) resulting in permanent impairment. I recognized it when you put it in "Rope". My parents worked on the development of the polio vaccine in the 50's. Author Reply: Exactly! Sister Kenny! It was her story I was reading, all those years ago. I will have to go and look her up, for the benefit of our young readers. Got any good titles to recommend? Your parents worked on the vaccine? Wow. (Sounds lame. I am seriously impressed. What a blessing that vaccine was, and still is, when I consider those I knew who lived with the aftereffects of polio... heavy and awkward braces, limited mobility, etc. Do you suppose they'd have been less crippled if Sister Kenny's treatment had been used instead?) Thanks! | |
| Blossom | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 5/19/2005 |
| Just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying your stories. I only discovered them a couple of weeks ago and find myself logging on to check almost daily! Keep up the good work. Blossom Author Reply: Why thank you! You've made my day. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 4/22/2005 |
| OOoh cliffie! cliffie! I don't suppose I should complain, really--it's the first time you've done it in *this* story, LOL! Very tense. Right at the beginning, I halfway thought she was going to encounter an injured Ranger--now that would have been interesting. I like the use of Folco here. He gets very little "screen time" in most fics. Looking forward to more. Just shove the family out of the way and tell them you need to give your readers more story, LOL! (*yeah, right*) Author Reply: *yeah, right* Happily everyone went to bed early tonight except me, so I have time to type some more in. And yet... there's this little story of Saradoc, Meriadoc, Paladin and Ferdinand's first meeting that is begging to be told... | |
| babzee | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 4/14/2005 |
| I am so glad I've already read At the End of His Rope. Otherwise, I'd just be a wreck, reading this. It's lovely to have a backstory for Healer Woodruff. Och, aye, I love your Pippion. And I love how all of your stories dovetail so nicely. You've created a beautiful and believable Shire. Thank you for letting me visit it so often. I can't tell you how often your stories have driven me to happy tears. Author Reply: And I thank you for the encouraging words... somehow when I sit down at the keyboard or take up the pen and the words won't flow, I read reviews like this and the door is unlocked and flung open, and I can catch a glimpse of what is beyond, just enough to start again. Thanks! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 4/14/2005 |
| He consistently spelled "waggon" and "Travellers". It took me ages to wrestle my spellchecker into accepting those. Good for you! Author Reply: Thanks! Every once in awhile I'll be reading along in the original and a light bulb will come on (or I'll wince, finding that I've made an assumption that doesn't hold up...) LOL! | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: Author's Notes on 4/12/2005 |
| The wonder of this just continues on. *Sigh* I'm teary over both The gradual freeing of young Woodruff and her loving care of the Hobbits of Great Smials as an old accomplished healer. I am so impressed with this story. VVWD!!!!! Author Reply: Oh, thank you so much for your encouragement! She certainly wasn't born a Took, but she became one, or as close as you can be without actually *being* one... | |