A COURAGEOUS GIRL.
A girl in England, named Lily Headford, has just had the honour of receiving a letter from the Queen, warmly commending her for her courage under peculiar circumstances. The girl’s aunt had the scalp torn completely off her head by some machinery, and it was necessary to resort to skin grafting to save her life. On May 30th, aunt and niece were placed side by side on chairs in the operating room of the London Hospital, Miss Headford was put under an anaesthetic, and fortythree pieces of her skin were grafted on Mrs Solomon’s head. The skin taken would cover an area of a square foot. The girl suffered for many months from the effects of the operation, but declared she was well satisfied to preserve her aunt, who was devotedly attached to her uncle and to her two young children.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1070, 1 March 1913, Page 4
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144A COURAGEOUS GIRL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1070, 1 March 1913, Page 4
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