Misery to Mirth – A hidden history of recovery from illness
Misery to Mirth Misery to Mirth – Diary extracts penned by a 17th century mother about her child’s battle against a deadly illness are being shared to tell a little-known, happy history of healing. The actual words a mother from Yorkshire used in around 1667 to describe her anguish at seeing her daughter contract smallpox, […]