WEBVTT - Agnes_Harb file: harb_agnes_30.txt

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In 1925 our house burned down. Of course
that was

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a great misfortune; we were in debt and
not properly insured.

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But there was a small, short-lived
benefit.

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Naturally it's a shock to be dragged out
of bed at four in the morning: "Quick,
get up, the house is on fire!"

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The barn and the stable... The walls of
the house were solid brick,

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I�ve got a photo, I�ll show you later,
but the timbering of the roof burned
down.

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My mother got such a fright,

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that she didn�t have any seizures for 13
months after the fire!

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The doctor used to say:

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"It is possible that a great shock

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could make the fits stop. Her condition
is not genetic.

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It came after a shock and she

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might lose it through a shock."

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So there was a period of 13 months
without any fits.

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My father said: "I�m not going to
complain then."  He thought

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it was gone for good. As she got older,

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maybe it had something to do with
menopause,

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it came back then.  But not as severely.

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We went through a lot.  Epileptics often
fall down.

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I have to say I've been through an awful
lot with her.