| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 13 |
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The unusually warm days in July, 1911, were hard on him, and he was compelled to go to Atlantic City for the month of August. When he returned he had to make us of an invalid’s chair from the car to the waiting cab. Yet he insisted on going from the railway station to his office.
During September and October he was unable to walk without assistance, but was at work every day and almost all day, using a cab morning and evening. In November he felt strong enough to use the street cars and to continue his visits in the homes of the people. Again his physician warned him that unusual exertion might cause death at any time, as the blood vessels were hardening, and the enlargement and dilatation of the heart were becoming more and more evident. While he tried to cooperate with the physician in relieving the conditions, he felt that he could not take the time to stop work and care for himself.
At length increasing feebleness led him to ask for the severing of the ties with the church which he had seen grow from nothing. Yet even then he could not forego the privilege of going to the sick room of some sufferer or kneeling with those from whom God had called a loved one. Sometimes it was necessary to use a cab for these visits, but he continued them as long as he could – and this was far longer than almost anyone else would have thought possible.
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