IT'S BEM'S LIFE 1966.

The Folks decide to get a
Kitchen Extension.
The Da knew a few people in
the Construction Industry so
they built it for a Discounted price.

Monday morning and Bem is last
out of Bed.
He is feeling Groggy.
He trundles down the Stairs.
He reaches the Kitchen door.
The Ma is busy giving Breakfast
to the Chiselers.
She looks up at Bem.
" Are you feeling Alright ,son ?",
she asks.
" I don't like the colour of your skin",
she says to Bem.
Bem goes to the mirror and gets
a fright.
His face is yellow.
The Ma brings Bem to Doctor after
dropping some of the kids to School.
" Bring him home , Mrs C and I'll
get an Ambulance to go to your
house ", he says.
" He has yellow Jaundice", he says.
The Ambulance comes at 3.30 pm.
Bem is told to strip off all his clothes
and they wrap him in a Blanket and carry
him into the Ambulance.
There is a big crowd of kids outside.
Bem is brought to Cherry Orchard
Fever Hospital in Ballyfermot.
The Ma had no one to mind the kids.
Bem went on his own in Ambulance.
He was quite Scared.
When they arrived at Hoppo they wheeled
Bem into a room on a Stretcher.
he lay there on his own.
A nurse suddenly appeared and
she produced this huge syringe.
She attempted to inject Bem
but he was'nt  having it.
He pushed her away and she attempted
a few more times but gave up after
a fierce resistance from Bem.
Next Day a  Doctor came to the ward
and explained to 8 year old Bem about
getting the injection.
Bem was settled now so he agreed.
For 5 weeks Bem got an injection everyday.
When he got out of the Hoppo he was finally
allowed to eat his Easter Eggs as no chocolate
was allowed because of his condition.
All the Kids had eaten their Eggs at Easter
so Bem was very Popular when he took
his ones out.





A TRIP TO BELFAST.
The Da had got a car ,An Austin A40,
Bottle green was the Body colour.
One Saturday in the Summer ,Ma and Da and
Del,Bem,Ger,Rob and Jacq. got in
to the car for a surprise day trip.
They  picked their Nanny ,Maggie Nolan
up from her residence in North Wall.
The car was full to the Brim,
with 3 Adults and 5 kids.
They were heading to Belfast.
(full story in my blogger,"Growing up in Dublin")







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