School Classroom Executone
This is part of the pamphlet we received with the Executone. I searched the Internet for more information on these early models but could fine nothing. I kept the “box” in my room and when turned on I could listen to what was happening in the classroom. There was another “Box” at school that a student carried from class to class. I could speak and answer questions when I pressed the bar on top. One of three teachers came to the house each week to review lessons with me.
I didn’t have to add that 60’s feel to this photo ~ It was already there! Here are a few photos during my recuperation.
Cool typewriter, huh? The Executone is just behind it and crutches at my right side.
Why, you ask, did I need to be schooled at home? I developed a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.Bet you never heard of that either.
I needed some bone grafting and these three pins to correct this hip problem.
A timely comic strip sent to me from my best friend.
Some saved get well greetings and letters
From my classmates
I spent many months on crutches but was able to return to school the following year. I continued to grow (much to the delight of my physician) and the pins were removed leaving me with little more than a slight limp, minor movement loss and a little shorter on my left side.
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
20-50% of SCFE are missed or misdiagnosed on their first presentation to a medical facility. This is because the common symptom is knee pain. This is referred pain from the hip. The knee is investigated and found to be normal.
That is what happened in my case. I was not diagnosed for weeks while seeing a family doctor. He concluded I was just seeking attention! A trip to an orthopedist sent me right to the hospital for more x-rays and into surgery.
Post update:
48 years after my initial surgery to have the pins inserted into my hip, I underwent a complete hip replacement. It was a perfect success. You can read a little about this in the following posts:
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mom, you looked so pretty in the typewriter picture! Love~Jamie
That was an amazing way to keep connected with school… not as compact as cell phones :o) and how great to have kept all those mementos. My family had a typewriter like yours with the case.
Good to read that you finally were diagnosed correctly and was able to get back to school the following year.
Blessings & Aloha!
(Like our son (6 years ago), it was a blessing that after his 5 months of intense chemo, he was able to start the 10th grade right on target with the rest of his classmates.)
So….as someone who has never known life without a computer, those things look so funny, but cool and retro at the same time!!
Great flashback to the past there. That typewriter reminds me of the one I have here that used to be my dads.
Oh my goodness Lorraine what a traumatic experience for a young girl. It must have been great to be able to keep in touch with your class and continue your studies. Thanks for sharing this story and all the keepsakes. And yes, bell-bottoms they were indeed lol! XXX
Wow, that is quite a story. I have never heard of the "box" or that condition. Thanks for sharing your story and how you keep up with your studies while healing.
This was a very cool post. I had heard of neither. So I learned something new today. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for visiting my blog & leaving me a comment. Have a fabulous weekend.
Oh, I just love this post. You were the prettiest little girl. I had that same typewriter, and I love when you said that you didn't have to add the enhanced 60's look. That filter really cracks me up. I love remembering when, it was a really nice time to grow up.
So nice to meet you.
Karen
P.S. I visited Rhode Island School of Designs art museum recently, and our typewriter is on display. Yikes.