tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post4631067131755987853..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Medical Treatment in the Old WestDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47410635651663055062018-01-15T12:18:19.149-05:002018-01-15T12:18:19.149-05:00Great post, Barb!
My current series is set during...Great post, Barb!<br /><br />My current series is set during the Civil War, and one of the main characters is a medic, learning as he works in a hospital in the Washington area. The information you've shared will be invaluable! Thanks!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-80034846626058834882018-01-14T15:48:22.067-05:002018-01-14T15:48:22.067-05:00Hi Pam! I can't wait to read your book about a...Hi Pam! I can't wait to read your book about a healer-in-training. Let me know when it releases. When I was researching another WIP, I learned women were involved in the medical arts long before I knew. According to Wikipedia, Elizabeth Gooking Greenleaf (November 11, 1681 – November 11, 1762) was the first female apothecary in the Thirteen Colonies. Evidently, Massachusetts had no law against the practice. I find that fascinating!Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75142509165357663262018-01-14T15:30:24.047-05:002018-01-14T15:30:24.047-05:00Thank you for stopping by, Marilyn! Since you'...Thank you for stopping by, Marilyn! Since you've worked in the medical field, you have a unique insight into how far we've advanced since the Civil War.Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-73104564392538341992018-01-14T10:53:41.026-05:002018-01-14T10:53:41.026-05:00Fascinating post! The heroine in the 3rd book of m...Fascinating post! The heroine in the 3rd book of my Natchez Trace Novel series is a healer-in-training. The series in set in the 1790s, so I'm having to be creative with what she and her mentor can use and how.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488684123611320280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-29875766370009009732018-01-13T18:16:28.379-05:002018-01-13T18:16:28.379-05:00A wonderful post about medical treatment changes a...A wonderful post about medical treatment changes as a result of the Civil War. Thank you for sharing. I worked in the medical field in the past, and it's astonishing all the advances in the last 10 years even. Marilyn R. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05823250623223816968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-40932030565750731972018-01-13T16:25:41.388-05:002018-01-13T16:25:41.388-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Janalyn! Did you know that...Thanks for stopping by, Janalyn! Did you know that about 50,000 men were killed at just the Battle of Gettysburg? Can you imagine? There were about that many who perished in the entire Vietnam War. Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-71354624548893347632018-01-13T15:32:53.869-05:002018-01-13T15:32:53.869-05:00It's good to know that something good came out...It's good to know that something good came out of the Civil War, the end of bloodletting. Thanks for the insight into the background of your novel. I'm looking forward to its release. Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-45482597540850674842018-01-13T14:43:42.184-05:002018-01-13T14:43:42.184-05:00We certainly are. When I was a child, polio was a ...We certainly are. When I was a child, polio was a scourge. Then the polio vaccine was invented, and we stood in a line for blocks to receive the shot. Now we have CT scans, MRIs, and DNA treatments. How far we've come!Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-70963953123576130902018-01-13T12:03:24.235-05:002018-01-13T12:03:24.235-05:00Thanks for your very interesting post. We are bles...Thanks for your very interesting post. We are blessed to be on the receiving line of those who fought for medical advances in the past.Connie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-34475091420428894482018-01-13T11:26:29.469-05:002018-01-13T11:26:29.469-05:00Not really an innovation, but banning a medicine b...Not really an innovation, but banning a medicine being used that contained mercury.Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-13194362021240780132018-01-13T11:10:51.983-05:002018-01-13T11:10:51.983-05:00Amen! But he was drummed out of office over one of...Amen! But he was drummed out of office over one of his innovations. Even though he was later proved to be right, doctors of the day revolted, and Hammond was discredited.Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-49412057886108433052018-01-13T11:01:34.101-05:002018-01-13T11:01:34.101-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it, Melanie!I'm glad you enjoyed it, Melanie! Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84350965828953849912018-01-13T10:56:57.541-05:002018-01-13T10:56:57.541-05:00Makes me wonder what new treatments will be availa...Makes me wonder what new treatments will be available in the 22nd century, Connie. It's amazing how far we've come since the Civil War!Barbara Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792145952704763125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-5362449235149319492018-01-13T10:15:25.728-05:002018-01-13T10:15:25.728-05:00I didn't know about how Surgeon General Hammon...I didn't know about how Surgeon General Hammond made such revolutionary changes in medicine. Praise God he did.Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-62725174344973264322018-01-13T09:09:37.932-05:002018-01-13T09:09:37.932-05:00Thank you for sharing your very interesting post!Thank you for sharing your very interesting post!Melanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84359171903295138282018-01-13T06:57:47.895-05:002018-01-13T06:57:47.895-05:00Yes, medicine surely has come a long way from its&...Yes, medicine surely has come a long way from its' humble beginnings. Thanks for the post!Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com