War Pensions
t Sir,—While the Ctovemi ment and the man n the ! street appreciate the loss the I amputee suffered in the Ins terest of his country, not al . amputees are 100 per cent i disabled. The prisoner of wa; I who suffered exposure and i malnutrition, and now recom-. > mended by the medical board , as 100 per cent, disability, is I far worse off than the , amputee. With advancing , years he has another war on ■ his hands, namely, fighting arthritis. While the, amputee may have difficulty in wash, ing one hand or adjusting his tie, the arthritic haAim show of putting on hla-mcjM. w drying between his toes, art er a bath. It one ii roaUy terested a telescope Ik. not I necessary to see someone . worse off than yourself.— I Yours, etc., I 38719. SIDI RESEGH. e 1.12.41. 3 April 22, 1961.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29497, 26 April 1961, Page 9
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