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Burn injury and recovery notice for Lydia Lehey, 1973

Also Lydia Lehey burn injury

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TypeEvent
Dates1973-01-27 – circa 1973-04
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1973-01-27 – circa 1973-04
Kind
Medical
Participants
Lydia Lehey (patient)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationhealthcarecommunity

Summary

Lydia Lehey suffered severe burns on January 27, 1973, after hot grease spilled while she was lifting a roast. An April notice said she was recovering and thanked Dr. Christie for her care.

Evidence and limits

The notice is a patient thank-you and recovery update, not a medical record. It does not identify the treatment site, injury extent, or later outcome.

Sources

  1. Reports that Lydia Lehey was severely burned on January 27 when hot grease spilled while she lifted a roast and says she was doing much better and credited Dr. Christie with easing her pain; it does not identify the treatment site, injury extent, or medical record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Burn injury and recovery notice for Lydia Lehey, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/burn-injury-and-recovery-of-lydia-lehey-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Thank You.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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