Nurse Crane returns with a brown paper package tied up with string: a razor so he can shave. He has sat by so many bedsides of the dying, why not that of his own wife? He finally wears down the nurse Barbara is not as feverish, so she lets him in for a few minutes. Once inside, he refuses to leave his spot outside Barbara’s room. He tells her he knows how much she loves Barbara and how much Barbara loves her. He’s worried because there’s been no change but Phyllis assured him that can be good as well as bad.
Nurse Crane finds him there in the morning, not having slept (just as she expected) and cares for him as Barbara would want her to, bringing him food, and clean dry clothes. Sister Grant tells Tom to go home, but he cannot bear to go back to the flat he shares with Barbaa alone, so he stands outside the hospital all night in the rain. Sister Julienne reminds her that God is not Monty Hall he doesn’t make bargains like that. Distraught, Sister Monica Joan says she would gladly let God take her, if he would let Barbara live. She has had her long life, yet still had her sight renewed while beloved Barbara is so young and might die. She has also given up eating, out of guilt. When Sister Julienne asks her about it, she insists they must have fallen off because they don’t want to be there. Photo: Sophie MutevellianĪs Barbara languishes in the hospital, Sister Monica Joan has stopped wearing her new glasses. It wasn’t until much later that they realized wearing gloves benefited patients. Rubber gloves were invented in 1889, at John’s Hopkins, by surgeon William Halstead, not as a protection against infections, but rather to protect the hands of his surgical nurse (and object of his affection) from the harsh chemical disinfectants used in operating rooms. Both are treatable with antibiotics if caught early enough, but untreated are 100 percent fatal and can kill in hours.įYI: Rubber Gloves. Septicemia can occur with or without meningitis. Septicemia is blood poisoning caused by the same germs and is a more life-threatening form of the disease. Meningitis is inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. Also interesting to note from our 2018 perspective: Even though Barbara is highly infectious, they are not wearing rubber gloves.įYI: Meningitis and Septicemia. Then again, that was back at a time when doctors were always depicted as gods. Might that have been a bit condescending? I don’t know. She admonishes him that they are doing their best and that her faith in doctors is as strong as his faith in God. Because she is in isolation, Tom is not allowed to go in to see her, but he begs the boss nurse, Sister Grant, not to let her die. She will be treated with a strong course of Penicillin. The diagnosis is meningitis and septicemia. Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the NewsĮpisdoe 7 picks up the action minutes after the last one ended. So here are the 18 essentials of Call the Midwife Season 7, Episode 7… 18. Oh, and one more question: Who are all those extra nuns we see singing in the chapel, but never see anywhere else, even in the background? I’ve been wondering about that for years.Īs you ponder those big existential questions, it is fitting that this week we have 18 essentials 18 is a mystical number symbolizing life. The only question is, exactly when did you totally lose it all together? Me, I started to go when Barbara and Phyllis were having the “they don’t know you like I do” conversation, but it was when Tom put Barbara’s knotted grass engagement “ring” on her finger that I lapsed into the ugly cry. Photo: Sophie MutevellianOK Nonnatuns, I’m not even going to ask if you cried watching this episode of Call the Midwife because I already know the answer is yes.
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