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Freelton February 6, 1911
Dear Lulu, Herbert ,and My Dear Grand Children each one I wish to be remembered to; we were so very glad to get your last letter. It contained such good news. You had a bright xmas were well, had a raise. That was so much needed; I am sure you cant realize how much good it did me to hear of it. I was grateful to you for the very useful and good present you sent me, but I felt it was needed at home and almost had to take it [back to you], but when the good words came I thought there is that scattereth and still increaseth and was glad. That is a great comfort to me.
I have been much worse the last three weeks. Dr. has been in five times. I have taken a lot of medicine. In the time before that I began to be hopeful. I was so much better, taking no medicine for a while, but stayed in bed till ten or eleven. Rest, he says, is better than medicine, he says. This time, too, when the medicine came I was sick at stomach, could taste no food.
Medicine was always taken after meals. I thought I would take it now when I had it and was sick. I got worse, sent for him next day - that is three weeks today. He said it was a mistake to have done that. I had felt before that when dressing that my waist bands were tight and he had laughed at me and said I was getting fat. I thought my hands looked larger but just think I was swollen. I look well every one says that comes to see me says. I eat well to. the medicine is bitter tho it helps a bit ste[?] My bowels and limbs are swolen; it is sore where it lodges right round bowels and seems to be a fluid. It goes and comes in parts of limbs and feet but I don't get stronger.
Nellie has a lot of waiting on me to do but A. churns, carries in the wood and water. Still there is plenty work. Stanley was here a short time but Walter got him a good job we hope in the Dasing [?]. You likely know Edith has a nice Baby Girl born on 5th of January. Was not getting on as well as we hoped, took chills and had to have Dr. but still, though, she was getting better till yesterday. A. was at market. She  is in bed and Dr. attending to her, and he can see plainly that she has failed since he was in last time. [...] they could got get a Girl.
The old lady stayed a month at least and poor Maud went back and forth did all she possably could. Wrote that nurse had to go and she was going to stay with E. herself till she could take her home with her. Likely yesterday that Ida would stay and tend her work and Beryl till they came now. This change must have come over since, but they haven't sent me word for fear of it worrying me. It is a bad thing no doubt.
I had thought it would be hard to meet their payments; before he hadent been getting as much lately and needed more. Ida to wan [?] to away to be earning. Beside, the work may be to hard for Maud, but she is so like Mima; does all she can for the rest, more than I ever got the chance to.
Now they would like so much for N. to come and she would love to go, but how to let her go even one day and come home next on that cold stage, as the weather has turned, seems impossible. A. thought he might get Bea McCuen that long, but don't know. I can't do anything and get help to dress and undress and hot [water] bottle and shawls.A. would doo all he could but these are things one would not like. But this is an eastern blizzard, may last three days. A woman would not undertake the trip only for Death I don't think.
I do hope to hear some better word from them soon. E. will be despondant; that will not be in her favour. I'm afraid A. thinks Dr. may be coming every day. N will finish this. I am tired and short of breath. Love to each one of you and excuse us not writing sooner. Had to w. to Charleses on anniversary of his Death Jan 24.
Mother

Birth	26 Nov 1872	Ontario, Canada
Immigration	1889
Immigration	1895
Marriage	2 Aug 1898	Cook, Illinois, United States - Louisa Mary Dubelbeiss
Residence	1910	Chicago Ward 34, Illinois
Residence	1920	Chicago Ward 33, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States
Residence	1935	Same House
Residence	1940	Chicago City, Chicago, Ward 37, Cook, Illinois
Death	30 Nov 1944	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Residence	30 Nov 1944	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Burial	4 Dec 1944	Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Spouse	Louisa Mary Dubelbeiss (1877 - 1964)
Child	Joseph W. McCuen (1899 - 1965)
Child	Maud K. McCuen (1901 - 1918)
Child	Leslie Sattler McCuen (1903 - 1961)
Child	Mary N. McCuen (1907 - 1967)
Child	Donald H. McCuen (1910 - )
Child	Louise Dorothy McCuen (1913 - 1998)

Father	William John McCuen (1831 - 1894)
Mother	Jane Leslie (1842 - 1911)
Sibling	Alfred Edwin McCuen (1870 - )
Sibling	Mary Maud McCuen (1876 - )
Sibling	Eunice Edith McCuen (1879 - )