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RE: Atlantic article on Lincoln's survival
It seems one of those things that could be debated endlessly, Roger. When I was going through Eisenschiml's papers in Springfield, I saw the letters Eisenschiml wrote to various doctors, including Dr. Loyal Davis, who was the father of Nancy Reagan, and all said it would have been impossible to save Lincoln. Of course, the medical knowledge the doctors were working with in 1944 when Eisenschiml wrote the article and the situation now are worlds apart, and I obviously don't have any medical background other than being sick occasionally, but my gut tells me being kept alive, possibly. Living a functional life, doubtful.
Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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Atlantic article on Lincoln's survival
