Sam Saunders and Winston Saunders
Recorded
May 20, 2009
25:34 minutes
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Id:
MBY005457
Description
Winston interviews his dad Sam about his time in a TB sanatorium when he was 7.Subject Log / Time Code
Sam started to feel sick at the end of the summer when he was 7. He lost his appetite. Sam remembers going to the doctor and the doctor said, “I think he may be tubercular.” Sam remembers the look on his mother’s face.
Sam’s mom also started buying books about children going to heaven. Sam thought that meant he was destined to die so he stopped eating.
Sam’s sister was also diagnosed with TB. She was 5. His dad bought her a doll and told her she had to stay at the hospital. She gave the doll back and ran to her mother. She cried for days.
Sam heard a child coughing in the night. When he turned on the light he could see him coughing blood.
Sam started taking classes at the school. On Valentine’s day he was still new so he didn’t get any Valentines. The teacher crossed out her name and gave her valentines to him. Sam was horrendously embarrassed and has hated Valentine’s day since.
Participants
- Sam Saunders
- Winston Saunders