Day in the Life

May 7, 1879

Journal Entry

May 07, 1879 ~ Wednesday

7. I awoke in the morning refreshed drank more broth put
a bandage of read flannel around the small of my back and
walked alone with the assistance of a staff and sat up a good
Deal during the day took chicken Broth for my supper went
to Bed, but the sleep & stupidity which had rested upon me
left me & I was wakeful for several hours talking with Br
Lewis
who was watching with me I slept the latter part of the night

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May 4, 1879 ^[FIGURES]^ was taken with great Pain in my stomach & Bowels which soon terminated in a Deadly attack of the Billious Cramp Cholic Brother John W Young Lewis and Wakeland worked over me all night I had 10 attacks of the cramp in the stomach during the night with such severity that it took away my Breath & was ownly restored to me by the laying on of hands and prayers the last attack was about daylight & came ner killing me Nature could not have stood another attack of the same violence without taking my life But through the mercy of God and the administration of the Elder my life was saved
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
7. I arose in the Morning refreshed washed drank Broths, put a Bandage of red flannel around the small of my Back and walked alone with the cuting of a staff & sat up most of the day took Chicken Broth for supper walked to my tent went to Bed. But the sleep & stupidity which had rested upon me since my attack [left] me and I was quite wakeful for several Hours talking
Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
with Brother Lewis who was staying with me I finally fell asleep and slept untill morning

May 7, 1879