tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post8521866240216467973..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Georgiana's IllnessHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-36306973583695461712010-05-16T16:24:23.913-04:002010-05-16T16:24:23.913-04:00My God! How horrible.. the poor woman. To imagine ...My God! How horrible.. the poor woman. To imagine being awake while someone is holding you down, choking you, cutting into your eye, and "flushing it with blood!" I don't know how Harriet stayed for that.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-40293575314831837252009-07-19T19:24:48.481-04:002009-07-19T19:24:48.481-04:00There was actually a doctor who was inspired after...There was actually a doctor who was inspired after reading the biography and researched it himself! I think you can find the link to his article on Amanda Foreman's site.Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-24704597120145084602009-07-17T17:06:23.536-04:002009-07-17T17:06:23.536-04:00Thank you for finally clearing this up for me. I w...Thank you for finally clearing this up for me. I would research swollen eyes in an attempt to figure what was wrong with Georgiana, but was always still really puzzled.SakiVIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307981612840889634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-76496346821524928802009-02-09T06:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T06:51:00.000-05:00Oh, I almost felt sick when reading it in the book...Oh, I almost felt sick when reading it in the book. So horrible!Ninonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06990998892964365748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-70388159626483564822009-02-08T21:05:00.000-05:002009-02-08T21:05:00.000-05:00Poor Georgiana! Leech treatments were pretty much ...Poor Georgiana! Leech treatments were pretty much the 'in' thing- but chocking her?? Oh my goodness! Thanks for this post Heather, I never knew that this affliction lasted that long, or that she had to somehow camouflage her eye when going out.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-79959013590033362482009-02-08T19:05:00.000-05:002009-02-08T19:05:00.000-05:00Doctors just loved leeches in those days, didn't t...Doctors just loved leeches in those days, didn't they? What a terrible thing to go through. It sounds like she was very strong and handled it really well. Thank goodness she had her mother and sister to support her too!Eliza Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627605324381190861noreply@blogger.com