A SAD CASE.

NZ Truth, Issue 103, 8 June 1907, Page 6

A SAD CASE.

■At last the Ohristcliuroh C. : A. Board arid the Hospital Board m the same city are " thinking about" the erection of a much-desired Home for Incurables. Neither body has accepted responsibility heretofore, ' and there are chronic cases m hospital beds which should be elsewhere, while the other Board has also treated them, although feeling not bound to do so. There are plenty of this unfortunate class m Canterbury, h«t one of the worst was reported lately. A Wc-man was suffering from a peculiarly horrible form of cancer. Her -husband was a very poo* man, unable to provide her with the nursing and aMetod-ance necessary. He managed to get her into the hospital, but the woman was' sent away from there as ■toeing absolutely incurable. So 'his only hope was the Gharitaible (or nlk-s^'d . char-ita-ble) Aid Bdard. .-. Well, the Committee thousht .the Hospital Board should' take 'the case ; v but they pro-vitled a nurse. The woman eventually . solved the problem of responsibility by passing out.^ <.