Chapter Six: Saturday the 18th of September 1852-3

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2:00 PM, The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Seeley After hearing about the sick children, she felt a need to visit them; partly curiosity, and in part as a caring nun ministering to her home village. Her first destination was the home of the Seeleys, whose little boy had taken sick. His mother was pleased to see Rose. The family had little money to spend on a doctor. Rose gave her some comforting words and then went to see the boy. He was lying in his bed covered by a thin blanket, fevered and delirious, his face pale with dark circles under his eyes. Rose felt his forehead which burned with fever. She told the boy’s mother of some herbal remedies she could use and suggested more covering in an effort to break the fever. She recognized how desperate the boy’s situation was but kept the thoughts to

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