Reflections on Salt Water

Happy New Year Last year was another 12 months of books and stories. Looking back at the top 9 from Instagram (@sarahwteaches) shows old books, new books, celebrations and information. The small red one in the centre was a lovely surprise that arrived along with a Christmas card from a family member. It belonged to my nan and is dated 1926. It is well thumbed and a nice bit of nursing history. Whilst I admire people who set - and keep to! - new years resolutions, I prefer to make a list of things that I hope to do or achieve over the year ahead. On it this year will be significant time spent on a piece of research. This seems like the perfect time to dust off an old blog which  appeared previously in my blog of a different name. I have edited it to freshen it up a bit and make it more relevant for this blog. In 1747 Dr James Lind performed the first ever clinical trail. He took a group of sailors suffering from scurvy, which at that time was a major problem for the fleet, and divid...